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Retraction

Retraction: MHF: A multi-task hybrid fusion method for underwater image enhancement based on biological vision

  • The PLOS One Editors

After this article [1] was published, similarities were noted between this article and previously published work by different authors [2,3, retracted in 4,5, retracted in 6], which call into question the validity and provenance of the reported results. In light of these issues, the PLOS One Editors retract this article [1].

The corresponding author responded to the concerns regarding similarity with [2]. The editors do not consider the concerns resolved.

All authors did not agree with the retraction.

References

  1. 1. Chi Y, Zhang C. RETRACTED: MHF: A multi-task hybrid fusion method for underwater image enhancement based on biological vision. PLoS One. 2025;20(5):e0320155. pmid:40341258
  2. 2. An S, Xu L, Deng Z, Zhang H. HFM: A hybrid fusion method for underwater image enhancement. Eng Appl Artif Intell. 2024;127:107219.
  3. 3. Liao K, Peng X. RETRACTED: Underwater image enhancement using multi-task fusion. PLoS One. 2024;19(2):e0299110. pmid:38408101
  4. 4. The PLOS One Editors. Retraction: Underwater image enhancement using multi-task fusion. PLoS One. 2026;21(10):e0360350. pmid:42862799
  5. 5. Xu J, Kiah MLM, Noor RM, Por LY, Wu Y. RETRACTED ARTICLE: MHF-UIE a multi-task hybrid fusion method for real-world underwater image enhancement. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):18131. pmid:40413297
  6. 6. Xu J, Kiah MLM, Noor RM, Por LY, Wu Y. Retraction Note: MHF-UIE a multi-task hybrid fusion method for real-world underwater image enhancement. Sci Rep. 2026;16(1):26681. pmid:42642553

Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2026) Retraction: MHF: A multi-task hybrid fusion method for underwater image enhancement based on biological vision. PLoS One 21(10): e0360486. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0360486

Published: October 26, 2026

Copyright: © 2026 The PLOS One Editors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.