Recent trends: Retractions of articles in the oncology field
Quan Qi,
Jiaqun Huang,
Yinhang Wu,
Yuefen Pan,
Jing Zhuang,
Xi Yang
Affiliations
Quan Qi
Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China; Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China; Key Laboratory of Multiomics Research and Clinical Transformation of Digestive Cancer of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Jiaqun Huang
Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China; Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China; Key Laboratory of Multiomics Research and Clinical Transformation of Digestive Cancer of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Yinhang Wu
Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China; Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China; Key Laboratory of Multiomics Research and Clinical Transformation of Digestive Cancer of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Yuefen Pan
Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China; Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China; Key Laboratory of Multiomics Research and Clinical Transformation of Digestive Cancer of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; Corresponding author. Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China.
Jing Zhuang
Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China; Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China; Key Laboratory of Multiomics Research and Clinical Transformation of Digestive Cancer of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; Corresponding author. Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China.
Xi Yang
Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China; Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China; Key Laboratory of Multiomics Research and Clinical Transformation of Digestive Cancer of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; Corresponding author. Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Zhejiang Province, China.
Background: In recent years, there has been a surge in media reports on articles being retracted after publication. This issue has gained significant attention, particularly due to the consecutive large-scale retractions carried out by renowned international publishers, which have aroused widespread concern in the society. Objective: To analyze the data of retracted articles and retraction trends. Methods: The publications were searched through Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database and imported into CiteSpace in plain text format, and visual analysis of countries, institutions, keywords, and subject areas were performed to reveal the trends of retracted articles and the worst areas of retraction. Results: From 1990 to 2022, 21,568 retracted articles were retrieved, among which the number of retracted articles increased year by year. China is the country with the highest number of retracted articles; Islamic Azad University is the institution with the highest number of retracted articles. In the analysis of all retracted articles across different subject areas, the number of retracted articles in the field of oncology was the highest; In the keyword cluster analysis of retracted articles within the field of oncology, the most prominent category of retracted articles were related to pancreatic cancer. Conclusions: Scientific and systematic analysis of retracted articles is conducive to improving the quality of papers, raising the level of human research, and cleaning up the research environment.
