You can use citations in a work to find additional information about a topic. For example, if you viewed the NPR story College Students Can Learn to Drink Less, if Schools Help, by Maanvi Singh, you will find a link to a study done by Dr. Lroi-Scott Sheldon.
Clicking the link in the article will take you to Dr. Lori-Scott Sheldon's website. Since searching and research are conversations, on her webpage, you will find a listing of other articles published by Dr. Lori-Scott Sheldon.
One of the articles is co-authored by Dr. Michael Carey. Visiting Dr. Carey's website shows that one of his areas of research is alcohol use. Viewing the list of works published by Dr. Carey and his co-authors provides a number of new researchers names who are working in this area.
Using citations can help us track down new sources to use. Figuring out the content and conversations makes your research easier, more focused, and better able to address important questions that need to be answered.