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|Resource Type=Cases
|Title=Head of research integrity initiative in China alleged of reseach misconduct
|Is About=This case describes how a high profile Chinese scientist, who at one point was the head of the research integrity initiative in China, become involved in a research scandal of his own work.  Image manipulation expert, Elizabeth Bik, uncovered in 2013 that over 40 papers co-authored by the scientist appeared to be falsified. In several of his papers images appeared to be falsified.<ref>https://forbetterscience.com/2019/11/18/the-teachings-of-chairman-cao/</ref>  An overview of the papers of the scientist, of which several are now retracted, can be found on PubPeer. <ref>https://pubpeer.com/search?q=Xuetao+Cao</ref>
|Important Because=Scientific fraud can also be commited by persons who you would expect to commit fraud.
|Important For=Researchers; All stakeholders in research
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|Has Link=https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2019/11/19/a-research-scandal-in-china
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|Has Timepoint=2019
|Has Location=China
|Has Virtue And Value=Reliability; Honesty
|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Fabrication; Image manipulation; Falsification
|Related To Research Area=LS - Life Sciences
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