Abnormal Citation Patterns on 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.060

Abnormal citation patterns are observed on the article [1]. The article cites a total number of 29 references, 15 (52%) of them were co-authored by ZHU Bin. Although those reference with ZHU Bin may be relevant to the article [1], but such a high proportion is questionable, and it is intended to artificially inflate ZHU's citation metrics. Notably, Rizwan Raza, one of the authors of article [1], has maintained a long-standing collaborative relationship with ZHU.



Reference

[1] 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.060






Author: WU Guangheng

Founder and Chair of the 5GH Foundation

E-Mail: wu@5gh.org.cn

Document ID: 5GH-2025-000007.R9

Publication Date: 2025.08.09

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