Education

India Tops in Academic Fraud

Scientific misconduct in India has risen four times since the nineties, pushing the country to the top of the fraud rate across the world, according to a study that examined papers retracted by journals.

By

Retraction Rate

(per 100,000 papers)

Country Rate

UK 13

USA 14

Japan 16

World 17

South Korea 44

China 48

India 68

India* 44

*Misconduct rate.

Source: Nature

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