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‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction imminent for controversial physicist

Ranga Dias will have a second paper revoked. A journal’s investigation found apparent data fabrication.
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Update: On 15 August, a 2021 paper in Physical Review Letters about the electrical properties of manganese disulfide was retracted. The retraction statement1 says that after an investigation, the journal had “serious doubts about the origins of three of the low-temperature resistance curves”. All authors except Ranga Dias signed the retraction statement; the statement says that Dias stands by the data in the paper and does not agree with the retraction.

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Nature 620, 14-16 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02401-2

Disclosure: The author of this story is related to Robert Garisto, the managing editor of PRL. The two have had no contact about this story. Documents obtained by Nature show that Samindranath Mitra was the acting managing editor for PRL’s investigation.

Updates & Corrections

  • Update 25 July 2023: This story was updated to include a statement by Ranga Dias.

  • Update 15 August 2023: This article was updated following the retraction of a 2021 paper in Physical Review Letters.

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