The review paper published by IEEE cited 60% retracted papers, highlighting significant issues in research integrity and the need for better detection tools.
"We are not accusing anybody of doing something wrong. We are just observing that in some bibliographies, the references have been retracted or withdrawn..."
Cabanac describes his work as a 'Feet of Clay Detector', a tool aimed at identifying papers built on unreliable references, akin to structures built on weak foundations.
The IEEE paper's authors didn't respond to inquiries, but the IEEE integrity director acknowledged they were unaware of the issue until informed by Nature.
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