THE IMPACT OF FRAUDULENT RESEARCH ON THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE - THE BREUNING,STEPHEN,E. CASE
THE IMPACT OF FRAUDULENT RESEARCH ON THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE - THE BREUNING,STEPHEN,E. CASE
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DOI：
10.1001/jama.263.10.1424
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发表时间：
1990-03-09
影响因子：
120.7
通讯作者：
WELLJAMSDOROF, A
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作者：
GARFIELD, E;WELLJAMSDOROF, A
本研究的目的是通过引用分析20 Breuning出版物，使用1980年至1988年的科学引文索引和社会科学引文索引，以确定科学欺诈的研究影响。这些出版物共收到200篇引文，其中80篇（40.0%）为Breuning或其合著者的自引。随着时间的推移，非自我引用在1986年和后来的几年急剧下降，与Breuning欺诈的披露相吻合。数据表明，在这种情况下，研究人员有效地避开了已知甚至怀疑是伪造的工作。独特的引用上下文（101）进行了检查，看看引用作者如何使用Breuning的工作：33个是负面的（不同意的发现/方法），10个是积极的（同意），58个是中立的（没有评价）。此外，63例无关紧要（对引用作者的分析/结论无影响）。其中38项是实质性的，但其中21项得出了负面结论。这些数据削弱了Breuning的工作仅由总引用所暗示的明显影响。
The goal of this study was to determine the research impact of scientific fraud through citation analysis to 20 Breuning publications, using the 1980 to 1988 Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index. These publications received 200 citations, of which 80 (40.0%) were self-citations by Breuning or his coauthors. Tracked over time, non-self-citations declined sharply in 1986 and later years, coinciding with disclosure of Breuning''s fraud. The data indicated that, in this case, researchers effectively shunned work known to be or even suspected of being falsified. Unique citation contexts (101) were examined to see how citing authors used Breuning''s work: 33 were negative (disagreed with findings/methods), 10 positive (agreed), and 58 neutral (no valuation). Also, 63 were inconsequential (no influence on the citing author''s analysis/conclusion). Thirty-eight were material, but 21 of these led to negative conclusions. These data diminish the apparent impact of Breuning''s work suggested by total citations alone.