title: Education: The PhD factory.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cyranoski
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ledford
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yahia
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D004534:Egypt; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005858:Germany; D007194:India; D038622:Internationality; D007564:Japan; D011044:Poland; D012106:Research / Q000193:education*; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012846:Singapore; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce