LaTeX not finding references in bib file

Question

I'm trying to use a .bib file with a report. Here's a MWEB, with my references inserted into it (the four articles after the book):

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{cite}

\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@book{key,
  author = {Author, A.},
  year = {2001},
  title = {Title},
  publisher = {Publisher},
}

@ARTICLE{bland,
    author = {{Bland-Hawthorn}, J. and {Gerhard}, O.},
    title = "{The Galaxy in Context: Structural, Kinematic, and Integrated Properties}",
    journal = {\araa},
    archivePrefix = "arXiv",
    eprint = {1602.07702},
    year = 2016,
    month = sep,
    volume = 54,
    pages = {529-596},
    doi = {10.1146/annurev-astro-081915-023441},
    adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016ARA\%26A..54..529B},
    adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}

@article{glowacki,
    author = {{Glowacki}, M. and {Allison}, J.~R. and {Sadler}, E.~M. and 
        {Moss}, V.~A. and {Jarrett}, T.~H.},
    title = "{WISE data as a photometric redshift indicator for radio AGN}",
    journal = {ArXiv e-prints},
    archivePrefix = "arXiv",
    eprint = {1709.08634},
    primaryClass = "astro-ph.IM",
    keywords = {Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies},
    year = 2017,
    month = sep,
    adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170908634G},
    adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}

@ARTICLE{2011PASA...28..215N,
    author = {{Norris}, R.~P. and {Hopkins}, A.~M. and {Afonso}, J. and {Brown}, S. and 
        {Condon}, J.~J. and {Dunne}, L. and {Feain}, I. and {Hollow}, R. and 
        {Jarvis}, M. and {Johnston-Hollitt}, M. and {Lenc}, E. and {Middelberg}, E. and 
        {Padovani}, P. and {Prandoni}, I. and {Rudnick}, L. and {Seymour}, N. and 
        {Umana}, G. and {Andernach}, H. and {Alexander}, D.~M. and {Appleton}, P.~N. and 
        {Bacon}, D. and {Banfield}, J. and {Becker}, W. and {Brown}, M.~J.~I. and 
        {Ciliegi}, P. and {Jackson}, C. and {Eales}, S. and {Edge}, A.~C. and 
        {Gaensler}, B.~M. and {Giovannini}, G. and {Hales}, C.~A. and 
        {Hancock}, P. and {Huynh}, M.~T. and {Ibar}, E. and {Ivison}, R.~J. and 
        {Kennicutt}, R. and {Kimball}, A.~E. and {Koekemoer}, A.~M. and 
        {Koribalski}, B.~S. and {L{\'o}pez-S{\'a}nchez}, {\'A}.~R. and 
        {Mao}, M.~Y. and {Murphy}, T. and {Messias}, H. and {Pimbblet}, K.~A. and 
        {Raccanelli}, A. and {Randall}, K.~E. and {Reiprich}, T.~H. and 
        {Roseboom}, I.~G. and {R{\"o}ttgering}, H. and {Saikia}, D.~J. and 
        {Sharp}, R.~G. and {Slee}, O.~B. and {Smail}, I. and {Thompson}, M.~A. and 
        {Urquhart}, J.~S. and {Wall}, J.~V. and {Zhao}, G.-B.},
    title = "{EMU: Evolutionary Map of the Universe}",
    journal = {\pasa},
    archivePrefix = "arXiv",
    eprint = {1106.3219},
    keywords = {telescopes, surveys, stars: activity,  galaxies: evolution, galaxies: formation,  cosmology: observations, radio continuum: general},
    year = 2011,
    month = aug,
    volume = 28,
    pages = {215-248},
    doi = {10.1071/AS11021},
    adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011PASA...28..215N},
    adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}

@ARTICLE{2018MNRAS.476.3580C,
    author = {{Curran}, S.~J. and {Duchesne}, S.~W.},
    title = "{The mid-infrared properties and gas content of active galaxies over large lookback times}",
    journal = {\mnras},
    archivePrefix = "arXiv",
    eprint = {1802.05760},
    keywords = {galaxies: active, galaxies: ISM, quasars: absorption lines, infrared: galaxies, radio lines: galaxies, ultraviolet: galaxies},
    year = 2018,
    month = may,
    volume = 476,
    pages = {3580-3590},
    doi = {10.1093/mnras/sty443},
    adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018MNRAS.476.3580C},
    adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}


\end{filecontents}

\begin{document}

\cite{key}
\cite{bland}
\cite{glowacki}
\cite{2011PASA...28..215N}
\cite{2018MNRAS.476.3580C}




\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{\jobname}

\end{document}

Neither my report, which takes the references from the .bib file, nor this example here, recognizes the references. I've got the lines

\bibliography{bibliography_file}
\bibliographystyle{plain}

in my report file. This is the first time I've tried to use a .bib file, so it's probable that I'm doing something wrong. Why aren't the references being recognized?

I'm using TeXstudio on Windows 10.

Answer 1

Your code compiles fine for me except for errors about the undefined macros \araa, \pasa and \mnras. For me those errors appear as

! Undefined control sequence.
l.12 \newblock {\em \araa
                         }, 54:529--596, September 2016.
? 

These errors come about because the .bib entries use the AAS journal abbreviation macros, yet AAS TeX is not used. See also http://ads.harvard.edu/pubs/bibtex/

So you have tow options:

1. Define all the macros you might be using.
2. Replace the macros by the journal names.

Option one can either be done by hand

\newcommand*{\araa}{ARAA}

etc. etc.

Or by loading http://doc.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs_doc/aas_macros.sty or one of the other packages listed in http://ads.harvard.edu/pubs/bibtex/. See also http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs_doc/faq.html#bibtex

See also Software-generated bibliographic entries: common errors and other mistakes to check before use

You may also want to consider giving your entries more recognisable (and more memorable) entrykeys.

Answer 2

There appears to be a mistake in the .bib file. adsurl line of the first citation article has "%" which makes "}" unrecognisable.

adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016ARA%26A..54..529B},