<ul><li>Scientists accused of sexual misconduct experience a significant drop in citation rates for their work, according to a study.</li><li>Researchers accused of scientific misconduct do not see a similar decline in citations.</li><li>The study analyzed citation rates for 5888 papers by 30 researchers accused of misconduct.</li><li>The study suggests that academics may overestimate their ability to separate scientists from their work.</li></ul>

Allegations of sexual misconduct have immediate impact on perpetrator’s citations, finds study

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