Nobel Prize-winner tallies two more retractions, bringing total to 13
Gregg Semenza has retracted 13 research papers due to data integrity concerns, following an institutional review at Johns Hopkins University, raising questions about research credibility among Nobel Prize winners.
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Nobel laureate Gregg Semenza has retracted two additional research papers, increasing his total number of retractions to 13. Semenza, a professor at Johns Hopkins University and a recipient of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has faced scrutiny since 2019 when concerns about potential image duplications and manipulations in his work were raised on PubPeer. The latest retractions, published on September 4 in the journal Cancer Research, were initiated by the authors following an institutional review by Johns Hopkins. One of the retracted papers, published in 2016, had been cited 190 times, while the other, from 2013, had nearly 240 citations. The review revealed that images purportedly from different mice may have originated from the same source, leading to doubts about the integrity of the data. Semenza has not publicly commented on the retractions, and Johns Hopkins has stated that it upholds high standards for research integrity but cannot disclose further details due to confidentiality laws. Semenza's 13 retractions are the highest among Nobel Prize winners, raising questions about research credibility and the implications for scientific recognition.
- Gregg Semenza has retracted a total of 13 papers due to concerns over data integrity.
- The latest retractions were prompted by an institutional review at Johns Hopkins University.
- Concerns about image duplications in Semenza's work were first raised in 2019.
- The retracted papers had significant citation counts, indicating their prior influence in the field.
- Johns Hopkins maintains strict protocols for evaluating research integrity but cannot disclose specific details.
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