38 pages tagged "research integrity"

Working with ISI data: Beware of categorisation problems

ISI appears to regularly misclassify journal articles containing original research into the "review" or "proceedings paper" category, rather than assigning them to the appropriate "article" category.

06 Feb 2016 (updated 06 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

The myth of the academic superstar - or why name disambiguation is crucial

Shows how a lack of name disambiguation leads to a serious distortion of the Essential Science Indicators ranking of the top-1% most cited academics

19 Jan 2026 (updated 06 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Myth busted: most academic research DOES get cited

How click-bait was transformed into “fact” through poor academic referencing practices

23 Oct 2025 (updated 09 Apr 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Can you really publish 20-40 articles a day?

Introducing my new white paper: The myth of the academic superstar - or why name disambiguation is crucial

01 Apr 2026 (updated 02 Jul 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to become an author of ESI Highly Cited Papers?

Documents how unscrupulous predatory open access journals can distort citation counts

06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Google Scholar as a new data source for citation analysis

Documents the advantages and disadvantages of using Google Scholar as a source for citation analysis

06 Feb 2016 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Gender bias and meritocracy: How to make career advancement in Economics more inclusive

Part of a Dossier on Women in Economics published in Economisch Statistische Berichten

03 Nov 2018 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Highly cited academics in Business & Management over the years

Analysis of the top-50 most highly cited academics in Business & Management and its increasing level of diversity over the years

14 Nov 2023 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Sustaining motivation in change processes: Reframe your mindsets & actions

Seven steps that may help you to sustain your motivation in any change process by reframing both your mindsets and your actions

26 Dec 2024 (updated 24 Nov 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Sustain Motivation in Change Processes (2): Reframing our Actions

Second of two blogpost with seven tips on how to sustain your own motivation when leading change efforts

05 Mar 2025 (updated 02 Mar 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Sustain Motivation in Change Processes (1): Reframing our Mindsets

First of two blogpost with seven tips on how to sustain your own motivation when leading change efforts

05 Feb 2025 (updated 03 Feb 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Top-50 academics in Business & Management worldwide: new 2023 ranking

Analysis of the top-50 most highly cited academics in Business & Management and its increasing level of diversity over the years

19 Feb 2024 (updated 19 Feb 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Top-50 academics in Business & Management worldwide: new 2022 ranking

Discusses the new October 2022 individual ranking based on Scopus citations, listing the top 2% most cited academics in each field

02 Nov 2022 (updated 29 Jan 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to publish an unusual paper? Referencing errors, scholarship & credibility

Tells the story of a paper that was desk-rejected by more than a dozen journals

17 Oct 2022 (updated 07 Apr 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing

What's the story behind your first paper?

Explains the background to my first ever academic publication, which was chosen as the top paper for research in global careers

15 Sep 2022 (updated 09 Apr 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Top-50 academics in Business & Management worldwide: new 2021 ranking

Discusses a new individual ranking based on Scopus citations as well as some concrete suggestions for changing performance appraisal

26 Nov 2021 (updated 14 Sep 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Top-50 most highly-cited academics in Business & Management worldwide

Discusses a new individual ranking based on Scopus citations as well as some concrete suggestions for changing performance appraisal

17 Dec 2020 (updated 29 Sep 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Middlesex University rising in the research rankings

Quick summary of MDX's strongly improved position in three international research rankings

02 Dec 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

The phantom reference strikes again

Update of a 2017 white paper that shows that - with over 500 citations - the phantom reference is alive and kicking

28 Nov 2019 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Creating a supportive, collaborative and inclusive research culture at Middlesex University

How supportive, collaborative, and inclusive research cultures can improve international research rankings

15 Jan 2019 (updated 15 Oct 2025) - Anne-Wil Harzing

The Ethical Professor

Provides a short introduction to a book on ethical dilemmas in academic careers

04 Sep 2018 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

An Australian "productivity boom"? ... or maybe just a database expansion?

Shows how difficult longitudinal bibliometric analyses are when database coverage changes

24 Jul 2018 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

On academic life: collaborations and active engagement

Martyna Sliwa's articles on the rationalities underlying research collaborations and getting involved in managing and shaping the university organizations we work for

19 Jun 2018 (updated 16 Jan 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing

The mystery of the phantom reference: a detective story

Short summary of white paper that shows how sloppy writing and sloppy quality control lead to a non-existing article being cited nearly 400 times

08 Nov 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

To rank or not to rank

Gives an overview of my research in the field of journal rankings, university rankings and citation rankings

14 Oct 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Return to Meaning: A Social Science with Something to Say

Gives my reflections on my Summer reading "Return to Meaning" and pleads for individual initiative in creating Positive Academia

01 Sep 2017 (updated 14 Apr 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Running the REF on a rainy Sunday afternoon: Do metrics match peer review?

Short summary of white paper that proposes replacing the REF with a metrics-based exercise

14 Aug 2017 (updated 18 Nov 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Research fraud: salutary reading for the Summer holidays

Introduces Diederik Stapel's novel Derailment, a salutary tale of a researcher's downfall

29 Jun 2017 (updated 18 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Australian research output in Economics & Business: quantity over quality?

Shows the discrepancy between research productivity and research impact for Australian research in Economics & Business

01 May 2017 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Is ISI misunderstanding the Social Sciences?

Documents how ISI is inappropriately applying Science-based criteria to articles in the Social Sciences

14 Mar 2017 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Transcending the (non)sense of academic rankings

When Knowledge Wins article features in AMLE virtual collection on Principles for Responsible Management Education

02 Nov 2016 (updated 31 Jan 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Trailblazers of diversity: editors and editorial board diversity

Documents my research with Isabel Metz on gender and international diversity in editorial boards

25 Oct 2016 (updated 17 Jan 2023) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Publish or Perish increases transparency in academic appointments

Illustrates how PoP has been used to expose nepotism and incompetence

14 Oct 2016 (updated 02 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Nancy Adler: Daring to Care

Nancy Adler's inspirational papers on doing research that matters

04 Oct 2016 (updated 31 Jan 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Do Google Scholar, Scopus and the Web of Science speak your language?

Short summary of white paper on the coverage of non-English language publications in three major databases for citation analysis

12 Jun 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Health warning: Might contain multiple personalities

Shows how a lack of name disambiguation leads to serious distortion of the Essential Science Indicators

25 May 2016 (updated 03 Jun 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to prevent burn-out? About staying sane in academia

Provides thirteen suggestions on how to prevent burn-out and keep your sanity

12 May 2016 (updated 24 Oct 2024) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Are referencing errors undermining our scholarship and credibility?

Discusses how myths are created through careless referencing

01 Apr 2016 (updated 24 Apr 2022) - Anne-Wil Harzing