New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- A 2024 study warned about widespread year-over-year inflation of journal impact factors coinciding with this exponential growth in publications, which risks the quality of scientific knowledge production in the long run. Between 2020 and 2025, 335 questionable journals were removed by Scopus to preserve research integrity. New Scopus indexed sources were also added: 143 from Feb 2023 to June 2025, including 57 in June alone. Indian universities continue to prioritise publication counts with serious implications for the credibility and future of research across various disciplines in India.

However, only a negligible number of these Indian-origin papers were among the most cited in their fields. An analysis of retract...