Retraction Risk Scanner

Name: Retraction Risk Scanner
Author: Er-Te Zheng

As a researcher, citing a retracted or problematic paper can undermine your work's credibility and even lead to secondary retractions. The RetractionRisk Scanner is a specialized broAs a reswser extension designed to help you screen papers for risks.

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Features & Capabilities

How it works:

Open any academic paper in your browser.
Click the RetractionRisk Scanner icon.
View the instant risk assessment and click for more details to see specific community comments on our dashboard. Stop the spread of problematic research. Ensure your citations are solid before you submit.

Key Features:

One-Click DOI Detection: Automatically identifies the DOI on the academic page you are viewing.
Real-Time Risk Labels: Instantly see if a paper is Retracted, has an Expression of Concern, or has been Corrected.
Community Warning Signals: Aggregates negative mentions and discussions from PubPeer, Bluesky, and X (Twitter) to provide a "High Risk" or "Medium Risk" alert.
Comprehensive Coverage: Automatically detects research risks on Elsevier, Springer Nature, PubMed, and thousands of other scholarly journals.
Privacy-Focused: We do not track your browsing history. We only process the DOI of the paper you choose to scan.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Er-Te Zheng

Daily users:

Version:

1.0 Last updated: 2026-02-21

Version code:

6154748

Creation date:

2026-02-18

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

https://www.retractionrisk.com/*

Size:

416.02KB

Email:

ez*****@sheffield.ac.uk

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 40,578 ▼ 142

Other rankings

#10 in risk keyword 7 #226 in scan keyword 22 ▼ 4

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Developed by:

Er-Te Zheng

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/retraction-risk-scanner/

Email:

ez*****@sheffield.ac.uk

Website:

https://www.retractionrisk.com/

Is Retraction Risk Scanner Safe?

Risk impact

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Retraction Risk Scanner requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low Request access to the following domains: retractionrisk.com

Risk likelihood

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Retraction Risk Scanner may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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