Alleged Scientific Misconduct Cases
- Rupp (1926) – dubious canal-ray experiments.
- Rupp had been considered one of the best experimenters of his time, until he was forced to admit that his notable track record was at least partly due to the fabrication of results.
- Materials physics (~1999)
- A succession of high-profile peer-reviewed papers previously published by Hendrik Schön subsequently found to be using obviously fabricated data.
- Production of element 118 (1999)
- Element 118 (ununoctium) was announced, then the announcement withdrawn by Berkeley after claims of irreproducibility. The researcher involved, Victor Ninov, denies doing anything wrong.
Read more about this topic: List Of Experimental Errors And Frauds In Physics
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