Table. Summary Statistics for Retractions in the Cardiovascular Medicine Literature and Medical Literaturea.
| Description | Article, No |
|---|---|
| Retractions | 445 |
| Unique authors | 1915 |
| Retractions per author, mean (SD) | 1.32 (1.47) |
| Retractions, median (IQR) per author | 1 (1 to 1) |
| Maximum retractions per author, No./total No. (%) | 43/445 (9.7) |
| Authors with multiple retractions, No./total No. (%) | 279/1915 (14.6) |
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Summary statistics are reported as per author, accounting for authors who contributed to at least a single retracted article.