All countriesWestern Europe · Country
IE
Ireland
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
0.38
95% CI 0.1–2.1
Global rank
60/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
1
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
266k
266,090 works
In context
Ireland
0.4
Western Europe average
1.9
Global high · Pakistan
20.9
Ireland sits at 2% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.
These figures count detected and reported plagiarism retractions, not total plagiarism. Coverage reflects English-language-indexed journals; a country with stronger oversight may record more, not necessarily commit more. See the methodology for the full caveats.