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Published January 19, 2026 | Version v1

Mapping Academic Integrity: Annual Publication and Retraction by Topic

  • 1. National Science Library Chinese Academy of Sciences

Description

This dataset includes Web of Science-indexed publications and retracted papers. It presents annual counts of publications and retractions, along with their respective retraction rates, analyzed from a topic-based perspective. It comprises the following sheets:

  • Figure 1
    • number of retracted papers and retraction noties of each year between 2000 and 2025
  • Figure 2
    • total publications, total retractions, and retraction rate  for macro-topics between 2000 and 2024
  • Figure 3
    • number of publications, number of retractions, and retraction rate of each year for macro-topics
  • Fighre 4
    • number of retractions and their corresponding coordinates for meso-topics 
  • Figure 5
    • share of publications, share of retractions,  and relative retraction rate for meso-topics
  • Figure 6
    • share of publications, share of retractions,  and relative retraction rate for micro-topics
  • Figure 7
    • annual number of publications and retracted papers for all topics, along with annual number of publications, number of retracted papers, share of publications, share of retractions, and relative retraction rate for meso-topics
  • Figure 8
    • annual number of publications, number of retracted papers, share of publications, share of retractions, and relative retraction rate for micro-topics 
  • Figure 9 A and B
    • the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and relative retraction rate for meso-topics and micro-topics

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Preprint: arXiv:2511.21176 (arXiv)