Retraction to: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04430-w, published online 12 February 2025
The Editor has retracted this article. Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the methodology used in the study and the presented results. Specifically, the bibliometric analysis employed inappropriate search terms and formulas, affecting the resulting reported data on the research field, including individual authors and journals. The article has been removed from the website.
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Tang, Y., Zhang, N. & Liu, S. Retraction Note: A bibliometric analysis of publications on the ethical considerations of sex robots (2003‒2022). Humanit Soc Sci Commun 12, 1574 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-06061-7
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