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Retracted publications in the biomedical literature with authors from mainland China

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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)

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 (

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  • Wei Chen & Qin-Rui Xing & Hui Wang & Tao Wang, 2018. "Retracted publications in the biomedical literature with authors from mainland China," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 114(1), pages 217-227, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:114:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-017-2565-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-017-2565-x
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