Table 3.
Comparison of retracted publications that are cited or uncited post-retraction
| Cited after retraction (n=84) | Not cited after retraction (n=52) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Reason for retraction | |||||
| Ethical misconduct | 53 | (63.1%) | 27 | (51.9%) | p=0.405 |
| Scientific distortion | 22 | (26.2%) | 15 | (28.8%) | |
| Unknown | 5 | (6.0%) | 4 | (7.7%) | |
| Administrative error | 4 | (4.8%) | 6 | (11.5%) | |
| Study design | |||||
| Observational | 25 | (29.8%) | 10 | (19.2%) | p=0.014 |
| In vitro | 19 | (22.6%) | 6 | (11.5%) | |
| Case report | 13 | (15.5%) | 12 | (23.1%) | |
| RCTs | 12 | (14.3%) | 3 | (5.8%) | |
| Expert opinion | 11 | (13.1%) | 9 | (17.3%) | |
| Animal study | 4 | (4.8%) | 8 | (15.4%) | |
| Other | 0 | (-) | 3 | (5.8%) | |
| Unknown | 0 | (-) | 1 | (1.9%) | |