Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical science papers

The reference integrity audit of 2.5 million biomedical papers spans 3 years of scientific publishing.Credit: Aramyan/Getty An audit of 2.5 million academic papers has identified nearly 3,000 biomedical-science papers that contain fake references — ones that could not be traced to known publications. The findings, published in The Lancet on 7 May1, are contained in…

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Early-career researchers do more ‘disruptive’ science than veterans

Experienced researchers are more likely to hold onto ideas from the past than those at the beginning of their careers, an analysis finds.Credit: RapidEye/Getty Experienced researchers are less likely to produce ‘disruptive’ science than are those just starting their careers, finds an analysis of the scientific papers published by 12.5 million researchers over 60 years….

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