The retraction penalty: evidence from the Web of Science.

Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 3146 - 3146
Published: Nov 6, 2013
Abstract
Scientific articles are retracted at increasing rates, with the highest rates among top journals. Here we show that a single retraction triggers citation losses through an author's prior body of work. Compared to closely-matched control papers, citations fall by an average of 6.9% per year for each prior publication. These chain reactions are sustained on authors' papers (a) published up to a decade earlier and (b) connected within the authors'...
Paper Details
Title
The retraction penalty: evidence from the Web of Science.
Published Date
Nov 6, 2013
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
3146 - 3146
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