minion_is_here t1_j0k0gu6 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 5:42 AM

Reply to comment by Southernerd in Researchers investigated the citation frequency of retracted scientific papers in science. They found that the retraction of papers only has a limited effect on citation (decreases citation frequency by ~60%) compared to non-retracted papers. Thus, retracted papers often live on. by Alysdexic

Yes, and some retracted articles /papers could still have good data, ideas, figures, etc. to cite as long as you put the effort in to vet the thing. I.e. the reason it was retracted doesn't effect the specific thing you want to cite.