North America · Country

Mexico

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

Rate / 100k

1.80

95% CI 1.0–3.3

Global rank

34/62

by rate (1 = highest)

Retractions

strict plagiarism findings

Publications

557k

556,547 works

In context

Mexico

1.8

North America average

1.6

Global high · Pakistan

20.9

Mexico sits at 9% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.

North America peers

CACanada1.56 USUnited States1.31

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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