Beyond Retractions: Forensic Scientometrics Techniques to Identify Research Misconduct, Citation Leakage, and Funding Anomalies

arXiv (Cornell University) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Leslie D. McIntosh, Alexandra J. Sinclair, Simon Linacre
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2602.14793
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Abstract

This paper presents a forensic scientometric case study of the Pharmakon Neuroscience Research Network, a fabricated research collective that operated primarily between 2019 and 2022 while embedding itself within legitimate scholarly publishing channels.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Academic integrity and plagiarism scientometrics and bibliometrics research Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
16 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint