Retracted publications in the biomedical literature with authors from mainland China

Wei Chen, Qin-Rui Xing, Hui Wang and Tao Wang ()
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Wei Chen: Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital
Qin-Rui Xing: Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital
Hui Wang: Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital
Tao Wang: Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital

Scientometrics, 2018, vol. 114, issue 1, No 9, 217-227

Abstract: Abstract The number of retracted articles with Chinese authors has raised much attention, but no systematic study has specifically explored the retraction of academic publications by researchers from mainland China. Here, we determined the characteristics of retracted publications from mainland China in the biomedical literature. We searched the Medline database through PubMed and Web of Science to identify retracted publications with first authors from mainland China. Data for 825 retracted studies were included in the analysis. The number and rate of retractions have increased since 1999. We found that 651 retractions were for articles published in journals with relatively low impact factors (

Keywords: Retracted publications; Misconduct; Plagiarism; Faked review process; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-017-2565-x

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