Retracted and still cited: profile of post-retraction citations in articles by Brazilian researchers

Abstract:

It characterizes the most cited retracted articles authored by Brazilian researchers, typifies post-retraction citations, and identifies patterns and outliers associated with the cited and citing documents analyzed. It uses the bibliometric method and the technique of citation analysis, configuring itself as exploratory research. From the results obtained from the analysis of 512 citations distributed in 407 citing documents, it was identified that 75.8% consisted of neutral citations 23.0% of positive citations and 1.2% of negative mentions. The prevalence of neutral citations shows that these articles continue to be cited as documents present in the literature without judging their scientific validity.

Keywords:
retracted article; citation analysis; post-retraction citation; research integrity; research misconduct