Abstract
The unreal growth of some universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings is questioned. We show that the universities and individuals can exploit a weakness of ranking tables by engaging in excessive self-citations. The genuine efforts by the academic community to work towards high-quality research are put to shame, and unethical conduct and behaviour become acceptable. The credibility of global university ranking tables is under question.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1827 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Current Science |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
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Mussard, M., & James, A. P. (2017). Boosting the ranking of a university using self-citations. Current Science, 113(10), 1827.