Precisely how is this ratio determined?
Given the unreproducable results and plagiarism that we've learned about in recent times I believe there is a lot more fraud than can be accounted for by "the dishonest 0.01%."
* Grad students who will never make tenure.
* Lifelong adjuncts / post-docs who are staying there because they won't play the game.
* Older faculty from a different era.
* Etc.
It's enough that at this point, I find all research from my alma mater suspect unless I've personally reviewed it or know the PI personally. But there's a pretty large honest portion too.
Then you pick numbers that justify your position.
Then you get your friends to vouch for your numbers that they helped you come to even though they can't admit that because then they can't independently vouch for them.