Paper Citation Record · LEDGER

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content

As of 13 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 31 of 31 outbound references and 1 inbound Pith citation observation for arXiv:2606.11198.

A citation records a reference. It does not transfer a finding from one paper to another.

pith.paper-citation-record.v1
2606.11198 v1

Coverage vector

measured 31 of 31 reference resolution

Typed states for the displayed outbound observations.

Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:21.747130Z

measured 32 of 32 standing notices

One-hop event checks from named stored sources.

Source: scholarly_work_events, retraction_status_cache, observed 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00

measured 1 of 1 inbound itemization

Pith citing papers itemized under the disclosed page cap.

Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-08-11T23:46:08.871727Z

measured 0 of 1 external citation measurements

A source-named dated measurement, never combined with another source.

Source: pith, observed 2026-08-11T23:46:08.966786Z

Reference resolution

31 of 31 outbound references displayed

verified exact0
verified fuzzy21
unresolved8
parse uncertain0
malformed identifier0
metadata mismatch2

External citation measurements

No source-named external measurement is stored.

Outbound references

Observation c1deb5dd-06dc-4378-8f17-7299a5da8123 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Unresolved cited work

Reference 1

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.192257Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 8c12ab5a-56ed-4973-a638-8dfe86b55710 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Unresolved cited work

Reference 2

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.176906Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 267db8fe-95b6-41b1-a4d0-8349f86ef563 · outbound

This paper cites Psychometrika , volume=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Psychometrika , volume=

Reference 3

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.215996Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation ec86ed66-7f41-4347-ab89-78c09a354688 · outbound

This paper cites Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems , volume=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems , volume=

Reference 4

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.195879Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation ccc6491a-0434-44e4-8e97-9a16f53fe30f · outbound

This paper cites Commonsense.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Commonsense

Reference 5

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.186171Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation d946c02e-d0a5-4600-9c86-4b378461f730 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Unresolved cited work

Reference 6

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.188223Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 8b6ac6b2-c596-453e-ad6e-54e0e07f85b5 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Unresolved cited work

Reference 7

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.178545Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation d374865d-59f2-4c3f-8b47-8db66ce31e5e · outbound

This paper cites and others , journal=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content and others , journal=

Reference 8

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.184128Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 45951c12-84b0-4bc8-81ee-5c7bfa7cc653 · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of ACL , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of ACL , pages=

Reference 9

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.182197Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 48c48c72-e3f0-4f51-88c2-14f7aecbcf16 · outbound

This paper cites Demonstrate-Search-Predict: Composing retrieval and language models for knowledge-intensive.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Demonstrate-Search-Predict: Composing retrieval and language models for knowledge-intensive

Reference 10

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.218563Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 96ed279d-4297-4175-b9be-1e7392acfb2b · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Unresolved cited work

Reference 11

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.190130Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation b6d0e74f-d29f-4c8c-87ae-5bbbcc9ac1c8 · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of EMNLP , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of EMNLP , pages=

Reference 12

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.212953Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 67724430-a0e5-4818-88c7-c762171b348c · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of EMNLP , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of EMNLP , pages=

Reference 13

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.180371Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 44313929-4579-43f2-9bbe-e280eb3884d5 · outbound

This paper cites How much can.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content How much can

Reference 14

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.194053Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 3048130d-3162-4f9e-8e3c-1e996412c3ad · outbound

This paper cites Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems , volume=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems , volume=

Reference 15

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.169381Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation db5c04d0-362a-42cb-9a47-a31c65b7e76d · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of EMNLP , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of EMNLP , pages=

Reference 16

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.158592Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 9911c2ce-699c-470a-820e-c85c4c7dd5c9 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Unresolved cited work

Reference 17

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.173130Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation bcc0df47-477c-449c-971e-0d46fa2d9c11 · outbound

This paper cites and others , journal=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content and others , journal=

Reference 18

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.156580Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation e12a8059-be95-446b-982e-cf367e0f1ae8 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Unresolved cited work

Reference 19

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.138117Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 91122e15-d0ab-41a6-ac8c-64f8e416b8c4 · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of ACL , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of ACL , pages=

Reference 20

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.144515Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 0f1b9888-793f-4fed-a746-cf92e3d5a440 · outbound

This paper cites The Cost of Down-Scaling Language Models: Fact Recall Deteriorates before In-Context Learning.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content The Cost of Down-Scaling Language Models: Fact Recall Deteriorates before In-Context Learning

Reference 21

Resolution: metadata mismatch; local_arxiv, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.094764Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation d360126f-7abf-43f9-953c-6f8696bfc607 · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of EMNLP , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of EMNLP , pages=

Reference 22

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.152498Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation c83eef98-dfd6-4181-adff-bb95ad10baee · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of ICML , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of ICML , pages=

Reference 23

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.154529Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 75c32537-55ac-4153-b560-f86bb17a56ea · outbound

This paper cites Schema for in-context learning.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Schema for in-context learning

Reference 24

Resolution: metadata mismatch; arxiv_id, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.098750Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation e93d5f2b-9404-4191-a741-d290079af7b0 · outbound

This paper cites Findings of ACL , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Findings of ACL , pages=

Reference 25

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.174754Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 4cc6bc39-fa02-4a82-b854-522a09dcbfa6 · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of ICLR , year=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of ICLR , year=

Reference 26

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.167227Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation f99ed1be-6faa-4cf0-af11-47846dc1b928 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Unresolved cited work

Reference 27

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.149374Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation c4885e8a-a888-4d46-a65d-21ab650dfb88 · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of ECAI , year=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of ECAI , year=

Reference 28

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.160958Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation bd13198b-f824-41c0-886e-b3bc35510141 · outbound

This paper cites ``In-context learning'' or: How.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content ``In-context learning'' or: How

Reference 29

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.171414Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation 1dc77c7f-a04c-4017-a7a1-4b459b961c49 · outbound

This paper cites Proceedings of NAACL-HLT , pages=.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content Proceedings of NAACL-HLT , pages=

Reference 30

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.165185Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Observation e7e6e405-6184-4dc0-894c-ad1592100ec2 · outbound

This paper cites How faithful are.

The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content How faithful are

Reference 31

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-07-05T09:10:52.163015Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.

Pith citing papers

Observation 6e68ee45-f4ca-422f-b1fa-1e001cbd6add · inbound

The Announcement Carries the Cue: Markup, Boundaries, and the Notation of Pre-Training Corpora cites this paper.

The Announcement Carries the Cue: Markup, Boundaries, and the Notation of Pre-Training Corpora The Structural Attention Tax: How Retrieval Format Hijacks In-Context Learning Independent of Content

Reference 91

Resolution: verified exact; local_arxiv, observed 2026-08-11T23:46:08.971210Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-13T06:32:02.005865+00:00.