Clinical medicine (bone health and fracture trials)
Yoshihiro Sato: Hirosaki University investigation, 2016 to 2017
Hirosaki University Faculty of Medicine (professor November 2000 to March 2003)
Misconduct found Hirosaki University announced misconduct findings in 14 of his papers on 15 November 2017. Retraction Watch counted 23 retractions in December 2017 and reported that he had died in January of that year.1,2
Papers
| Paper | Action | Date | Reason stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 papers on which he was first author Multiple journals, https://www.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/30242.html1,2 | Retraction requested | 15 November 2017 | Hirosaki University found fabrication and inappropriate authorship in 13 papers and plagiarism in one, and said it would ask journals to retract those not yet retracted. |
Investigations
- Hirosaki University, 15 November 2017The university found research misconduct in 14 of 38 papers on which the unnamed former professor was first author, 13 for fabrication and inappropriate authorship and one for plagiarism. It found the 26 co-authors investigated were not involved in the misconduct.1,2
Sources
- Hirosaki University, 研究活動の不正行為に関する調査結果について (Regarding the results of the investigation into research misconduct) (15 November 2017)
- Retraction Watch, University investigation finds misconduct by bone researcher with 23 retractions (6 December 2017)