How much is too much scientific papers? A detail investigation of hyperprolific authors in the top 2% scientists of the world

Scientific publication metrics provide a way to measure the impact and influence of a publication. These metrics can be used to evaluate the quality and importance of a scientific publication, as well as the research productivity and success of a scientist. While citation is key, citation metrics are closely linked to number of papers. There is anocdetal evidence that some hyperprolific authors can publish a paper within 5 days. This paper examines these authors in detail using the latest top 2% scientists database. The study reveals that some authors can publish, on average, 100-200 papers per year, including single-authored papers. A closer look reveals the flaw of the database and that these authors from medical science are journalists. Some of these journalists were even ranked higher than Nobel laureattes. Further investigation exposes some close-connected scientists who publish more than 100 papers per year in environmental sciences and gain incredible number of highly cited paper records. It is concluded that the scientific community has the need to establish ethical guidelines and practices on number of publications to ensure that publishing a paper is conducted with integrity and that the pursuit of knowledge is not compromised by personal interests.