A citation cartel is a group of academic authors who collude to egregiously
cite
To cite is to quote or mention a source.
CITE or Cite may refer to:
* Cite (cycling team), Italy
* Cite (magazine), ''Cite'' (magazine), an American architecture quarterly
* CITE-FM, a Canadian radio station
* Center for Innovation Testing and Ev ...
one another's publications in order to increase their citation counts. In many cases the cited works have no strong relevance to the works they are cited in.
Alleged citation cartels have been found in numerous academic fields, including mathematics, medicine and dentistry. Possible citation cartels can be detected by
network analysis Network analysis can refer to:
* Network theory, the analysis of relations through mathematical graphs
** Social network analysis, network theory applied to social relations
* Network analysis (electrical circuits)
See also
*Network planning and d ...
of the
citation graph.
See also
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Clique
A clique (AusE, CanE, or ; ), in the social sciences, is a small group of individuals who interact with one another and share similar interests rather than include others. Interacting with cliques is part of normative social development regardles ...
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Coercive citation
References
Academic publishing
Social groups
Citation metrics
Scientific misconduct
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