Middle East · Country

Iran

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

Rate / 100k

11.25

95% CI 9.4–13.4

Global rank

11/62

by rate (1 = highest)

Retractions

123

strict plagiarism findings

Publications

1093k

1,093,090 works

In context

Iran

11.3

Middle East average

7.5

Global high · Pakistan

22.4

Iran sits at 50% of the global-high rate.

Middle East peers

SASaudi Arabia12.02 IQIraq8.15 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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