Biomaterial Database

World Map of Scientific Misconduct. 2018

Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani

Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, PO Box 11155-9313, Tehran, Iran. ataie@sharif.ir.

A comparative world map of scientific misconduct reveals that countries with the most rapid growth in scientific publications also have the highest retraction rate. To avoid polluting the scientific record further, these nations must urgently commit to enforcing research integrity among their academic communities.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011643	Publishing	"The business or profession of the commercial production and issuance of literature" (Webster's 3d). It includes the publisher, publication processes, editing and editors. Production may be by conventional printing methods or by electronic publishing.	Electronic Publishing,Publishing, Electronic,Electronic Publishings,Publishings, Electronic
D012106	Research	Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)	Research Priorities,Laboratory Research,Research Activities,Research and Development,Activities, Research,Activity, Research,Development and Research,Priorities, Research,Priority, Research,Research Activity,Research Priority,Research, Laboratory
D012108	Research Personnel	Those individuals engaged in research.	Clinical Investigator,Clinical Investigators,Researchers,Investigator, Clinical,Investigators,Investigators, Clinical,Survey Personnel,Investigator,Personnel, Research,Personnel, Survey,Researcher
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015871	Scientific Misconduct	Intentional falsification of scientific data by presentation of fraudulent or incomplete or uncorroborated findings as scientific fact.	Ethics in Publishing,Fraud, Scientific,Fraudulent Data,Research Misconduct,Scientific Dishonesty,Data, Fraudulent,Dishonesties, Scientific,Dishonesty, Scientific,Frauds, Scientific,Misconduct, Research,Misconduct, Scientific,Publishing, Ethics in,Scientific Dishonesties,Scientific Fraud,Scientific Frauds
D032984	Ethics, Research	The moral obligations governing the conduct of research. Used for discussions of research ethics as a general topic.	Research Ethics
D038622	Internationality	The quality or state of relating to or affecting two or more nations. (After Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed)	Globalization,International Aspects,International Perspectives,International Relations,Multinational Aspects,Multinational Perspectives,Aspect, International,Aspect, Multinational,Aspects, International,Aspects, Multinational,International Aspect,International Perspective,Multinational Aspect,Multinational Perspective,Perspective, International,Perspective, Multinational,Perspectives, International,Perspectives, Multinational,Relations, International