North America · Country

United States

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

Rate / 100k

1.31

95% CI 1.1–1.5

Global rank

44/62

by rate (1 = highest)

Retractions

161

strict plagiarism findings

Publications

12308k

12,307,815 works

In context

United States

1.3

North America average

1.6

Global high · Pakistan

20.9

United States sits at 6% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.

North America peers

MXMexico1.80 CACanada1.56

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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