Analyzing Hidden Themes in Retracted Biomedical Literature

Posted on Sun 12 May 2019 in Data Science • Tagged with Biomedical Science, Life Science, PubMed, Data Analysis, LDA, Topic Modeling, pyLDAvis, NLP

In my previous blog post, I discussed various players involved in retractions in biomedical and life science literature. One question that intrigued me and was left unanswered was — what are the research topics/themes that are present in these retracted publications? I attempt to answer this question in this blog …


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On Retractions in Biomedical Literature

Posted on Sat 23 March 2019 in Data Science • Tagged with Biomedical Science, Biology, Research, PubMed, Data Analysis

The fierce competition in academia and the rush to publish, many times lead to flawed results and conclusions in scientific publications. While some of these are honest mistakes, others are deliberate scientific misconduct. According to one study, 76% of retractions were due to scientific misconduct in papers retracted from a …


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