Timeline for If I write a really bad, but controversial, paper, can I increase my h-index?
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| Mar 2, 2014 at 14:51 | comment | added | Rex Kerr | @DavidRicherby - That helps, but might not be as effective: then you have to work with what's actually supported. If you write a bad (under-supported) paper and speculate to the most attention-getting conclusions, there is more for hype to work with. | |
| Mar 2, 2014 at 14:46 | comment | added | David Richerby | And, if you were that good at publicity, it'd make more sense to publicise one of your good papers, instead of writing a bad one. | |
| Mar 2, 2014 at 9:19 | history | answered | Rex Kerr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |