The impact of retracted papers on the scientific community can be significant and far-reaching. When a scientific paper is retracted, it means that the findings and conclusions presented in the paper are no longer considered valid or reliable. This can have serious consequences for future research, as other researchers may have built their work upon the now-discredited findings. Furthermore, retracted papers can erode public trust in the scientific community and raise questions about the peer-review process and the rigor of scientific research.
This is a difficult one especially in the subsequent study relied heavily on the retracted paper. In this case, it would make sense not to cite both papers. It would also make sense to retract the second paper as well since it relied heavily on the retracted paper.
There is nothing anyone can do about article retraction especially if scholars already cited the article before it was retracted. In fact, there is no impact on the authors who cited the retracted papers if they cited it before it was retracted. This is because research papers are published on the expectation that the journal editor and reviewers have certified that the findings are credible.
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