Boosting the ranking of a university using self-citations

Maxime Mussard, Alex Pappachen James

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1827
Number of pages1
JournalCurrent Science
Volume113
Issue number10
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2017

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Boosting the ranking of a university using self-citations. / Mussard, Maxime; James, Alex Pappachen.

In: Current Science, Vol. 113, No. 10, 01.01.2017, p. 1827.

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Mussard, M & James, AP 2017, 'Boosting the ranking of a university using self-citations', Current Science, vol. 113, no. 10, pp. 1827.
Mussard M, James AP. Boosting the ranking of a university using self-citations. Current Science. 2017 Jan 1;113(10):1827.
Mussard, Maxime ; James, Alex Pappachen. / Boosting the ranking of a university using self-citations. In: Current Science. 2017 ; Vol. 113, No. 10. pp. 1827.
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