Middle East · Country

Iraq

Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.

Rate / 100k

8.15

95% CI 5.2–12.7

Global rank

13/62

by rate (1 = highest)

Retractions

strict plagiarism findings

Publications

233k

233,009 works

In context

Iraq

8.2

Middle East average

7.5

Global high · Pakistan

22.4

Iraq sits at 36% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.

Middle East peers

SASaudi Arabia12.02 IRIran11.25 AEUnited Arab Emirates4.42 ILIsrael1.60

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.

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