All countriesWestern Europe · Country
NL
Netherlands
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
2.27
95% CI 1.5–3.5
Global rank
32/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
21
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
924k
924,412 works
In context
Netherlands
2.3
Western Europe average
2.0
Global high · Pakistan
22.4
Netherlands sits at 10% 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.