US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research

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US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research #1013366 11/20/10 09:44 PM

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The highest number of retracted papers were written by US first authors (260), accounting for a third of the total. One in three of these was attributed to fraud.

...The fakes were more likely to appear in leading publications with a high "impact factor." This is a measure of how often research is cited in other peer reviewed journals.

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US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	bretwalda	11/20/10 09:44 PM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	4x4Wire	11/20/10 10:50 PM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	Kevin C	11/21/10 04:39 PM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	bretwalda	11/22/10 07:25 AM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	hazy_daze	11/23/10 06:32 PM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	bretwalda	11/24/10 08:18 AM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	holger	11/25/10 04:29 AM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	4x4Wire	11/25/10 08:28 PM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	engnbldr	11/26/10 01:45 PM
Re: US scientists significantly more likely to publish fake research	4x4Wire	11/26/10 09:27 PM

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