Hundreds of extreme self-citing scientists revealed in new database

Richard Van Noorden and Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Nature, 2019, vol. 572, issue 7771, 578-579

Abstract: Some highly cited academics seem to be heavy self-promoters — but researchers warn against policing self-citation.

Keywords: Databases; Ethics; Publishing; Peer review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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