@altmetricreal.bsky.social
@mcintold.bsky.social's delightful and often alarming blog is found at fosci.substack.com where many more such examples are given.
Have wonderful weekend.
Have wonderful weekend.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
@mcintold.bsky.social's delightful and often alarming blog is found at fosci.substack.com where many more such examples are given.
Have wonderful weekend.
Have wonderful weekend.
5. A Random Cat
Not to be confused with @arandomcat.bsky.social, this paper is visibly co-authored by the researcher's cat Chester. No our metadata aren't broken, those 7s are the feline walking over the keyboard during the paper's composition. Good kitty.
www.altmetric.com/details/1030...
Not to be confused with @arandomcat.bsky.social, this paper is visibly co-authored by the researcher's cat Chester. No our metadata aren't broken, those 7s are the feline walking over the keyboard during the paper's composition. Good kitty.
www.altmetric.com/details/1030...
Report for: My cat Chester's dynamical systems analysyyyyy7777777777777777y7is of the laser pointer and the red dot on the wall: correlation, causation, or SARS-Cov-2 hallucination?
In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
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July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
5. A Random Cat
Not to be confused with @arandomcat.bsky.social, this paper is visibly co-authored by the researcher's cat Chester. No our metadata aren't broken, those 7s are the feline walking over the keyboard during the paper's composition. Good kitty.
www.altmetric.com/details/1030...
Not to be confused with @arandomcat.bsky.social, this paper is visibly co-authored by the researcher's cat Chester. No our metadata aren't broken, those 7s are the feline walking over the keyboard during the paper's composition. Good kitty.
www.altmetric.com/details/1030...
4. Camille Noûs
With nearly 500 papers to her name, this is an author collective publishing under a pseudonym to protest the individualisation of research while championing collective work. Her paper with the highest attention is this one on microplastics in rivers www.altmetric.com/details/1064...
With nearly 500 papers to her name, this is an author collective publishing under a pseudonym to protest the individualisation of research while championing collective work. Her paper with the highest attention is this one on microplastics in rivers www.altmetric.com/details/1064...
Report for: Transfer dynamics of macroplastics in estuaries – New insights from the Seine estuary: Part 3. What fate for macroplastics?
In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
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July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
4. Camille Noûs
With nearly 500 papers to her name, this is an author collective publishing under a pseudonym to protest the individualisation of research while championing collective work. Her paper with the highest attention is this one on microplastics in rivers www.altmetric.com/details/1064...
With nearly 500 papers to her name, this is an author collective publishing under a pseudonym to protest the individualisation of research while championing collective work. Her paper with the highest attention is this one on microplastics in rivers www.altmetric.com/details/1064...
3. Yibin Lin is real but his co-authors aren't
Normally a purple colour on our attention donut is good news. This one is the various findings of research misconduct however. These papers cite Lin's work, but were written/plagiarised by him behind pseudonyms.
biorxiv.altmetric.com/details/8223...
Normally a purple colour on our attention donut is good news. This one is the various findings of research misconduct however. These papers cite Lin's work, but were written/plagiarised by him behind pseudonyms.
biorxiv.altmetric.com/details/8223...
Report for: A simple and efficient method for in vitro site-directed mutagenesis
This research output is being tracked across social media, newspapers and reference managers by Altmetric.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
3. Yibin Lin is real but his co-authors aren't
Normally a purple colour on our attention donut is good news. This one is the various findings of research misconduct however. These papers cite Lin's work, but were written/plagiarised by him behind pseudonyms.
biorxiv.altmetric.com/details/8223...
Normally a purple colour on our attention donut is good news. This one is the various findings of research misconduct however. These papers cite Lin's work, but were written/plagiarised by him behind pseudonyms.
biorxiv.altmetric.com/details/8223...
2. Beatriz Ychussie
This researcher doesn't exist. A total of 7 papers, all retracted, can be found in Dimensions. When the only blogs sharing your work are @forbetterscience.bsky.social and @retractionwatch.com things aren't going well for you.
www.altmetric.com/details/7493...
This researcher doesn't exist. A total of 7 papers, all retracted, can be found in Dimensions. When the only blogs sharing your work are @forbetterscience.bsky.social and @retractionwatch.com things aren't going well for you.
www.altmetric.com/details/7493...
July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
2. Beatriz Ychussie
This researcher doesn't exist. A total of 7 papers, all retracted, can be found in Dimensions. When the only blogs sharing your work are @forbetterscience.bsky.social and @retractionwatch.com things aren't going well for you.
www.altmetric.com/details/7493...
This researcher doesn't exist. A total of 7 papers, all retracted, can be found in Dimensions. When the only blogs sharing your work are @forbetterscience.bsky.social and @retractionwatch.com things aren't going well for you.
www.altmetric.com/details/7493...
1. Stronzo Bestiale
Italians know this is not a name given by a parent unless you've REALLY annoyed them. This legit paper's fake author was invented to give the work an international feel after years of the authors getting rejected. Lots of Italian coverage here
www.altmetric.com/details/1382...
Italians know this is not a name given by a parent unless you've REALLY annoyed them. This legit paper's fake author was invented to give the work an international feel after years of the authors getting rejected. Lots of Italian coverage here
www.altmetric.com/details/1382...
Report for: Diffusion in a periodic Lorentz gas
In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
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July 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
1. Stronzo Bestiale
Italians know this is not a name given by a parent unless you've REALLY annoyed them. This legit paper's fake author was invented to give the work an international feel after years of the authors getting rejected. Lots of Italian coverage here
www.altmetric.com/details/1382...
Italians know this is not a name given by a parent unless you've REALLY annoyed them. This legit paper's fake author was invented to give the work an international feel after years of the authors getting rejected. Lots of Italian coverage here
www.altmetric.com/details/1382...