Citation manipulation through citation mills and pre-print servers

Abstract Citations are widely considered in scientists’ evaluation. As such, scientists may be incentivized to inflate their citation counts. While previous literature has examined self-citations and citation cartels, it remains unclear whether scientists can purchase citations. Here, we compile a d...

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Main Authors: Hazem Ibrahim, Fengyuan Liu, Yasir Zaki, Talal Rahwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88709-7
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