Retraction trends in vascular and interventional radiology literature

Peer-review manipulation accounted for 21.1% of retractions in vascular and interventional radiology research, with 64.7% of retractions occurring from 2023–2026 and a median time to retraction of 14.8 months.

• Most retracted articles originated from China (69%) and addressed interventional oncology (35.2%).
• 40% of retraction notices did not specify a reason for retraction.
• Journal impact factor (range 0.60–78.50) was not associated with time to retraction.

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