Scientific Misconduct in Medical Education: A Bibliometric Analysis

Key Points

• Investigate the state of literature on scientific misconduct within medical education.
• Conducted a bibliometric analysis of publications on scientific misconduct in medical education.
• Analyzed collaboration trends among authors and between countries.
• Evaluated the impact of journals in which related articles were published.
• Identified a low number of publications on scientific misconduct each year.
• Observed limited international collaboration in research efforts.
• Found that lower-impact journals were primarily used for dissemination despite lower citation rates.