All countriesEastern Europe · Country
RO
Romania
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
13.69
95% CI 9.8–19.0
Global rank
4/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
35
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
256k
255,731 works
In context
Romania
13.7
Eastern Europe average
4.3
Global high · Pakistan
20.9
Romania sits at 65% of the global-high rate.
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.