Critical social media posts linked to retractions of scientific papers
Critical posts on X can serve as early warnings of problematic scientific articles and higher retraction risk when negative sentiment or red-flag words appear.
Women seem to retract fewer papers than men - but why?
Women comprised only 23% of author slots in nearly 900 retracted medical journal articles (2008–2017), with 16.5% as first authors and 12.7% as last authors.
Retractions can reshape scientists' careers in unexpected ways
Retractions lead many researchers—especially early-career and those linked to misconduct or high-profile cases—to leave publishing and experience varied career consequences.