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Biomedical research papers show 14-fold increase in fake citations over three years

An audit of 2.5 million biomedical research papers revealed that approximately 2,800 contained fabricated citations. This represents a significant increase, with a 14-fold rise in such instances over the past three years. The findings highlight a growing problem of fraudulent practices within scientific publishing. AI

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IMPACT Highlights potential issues with AI-generated content in scientific research and the need for robust verification methods.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on an audit of scientific papers and findings of fake citations, which falls under research.

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    An audit of 2.5 million biomedical research papers found that 2,800 of them contained fake citations. There is a 14-fold increase in the last three years. Summa

    An audit of 2.5 million biomedical research papers found that 2,800 of them contained fake citations. There is a 14-fold increase in the last three years. Summary: https:// phys.org/news/2026-05-peer-med ical-papers-fake-citations.html Original paper: https://www. thelancet.com/j…