Daniele Fanelli

Daniele Fanelli is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom. He holds a PhD and is currently a Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (26 Apr 2023 – 1 May 2026). His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, though specific goals are not detailed here.

In terms of education, he has received several competitive fellowships including the Marie Curie Intra-European fellowship (2008) and Leverhulme Early-Career Fellowship (2010). His research focuses on meta-research, scientific integrity, and publication practices, with a particular interest in quantifying knowledge, assessing retractions’ epistemic impact, and analyzing predictors of misconduct. He has also explored the hierarchy of sciences and the unintended consequences of academic metrics.

His scientific achievements include receiving the LSE Excellence in Education Award (2021). Recent activities highlight his engagement in talks about reproducibility, research integrity, and metascience, including an invited talk in 2025 titled 'Research integrity in context'.