Department of Medicine, UnityPoint Clinic, Des Moines, IA, USA.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2020 May;24(10):5810-5812. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202005_21375.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected more than 1.5 million patients worldwide and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The volume of research published in a specialty, which may shed light on the perceived impact that a topic plays within that discipline, is unknown for the present pandemic.
We analyzed all articles published in the first 3 months on COVID-19 and categorized them by journal type and article content.
There was a ~100-fold difference in articles published on COVID when categorized by journal type and ~65-fold difference when grouped by article content.
There is a wide variation in research published withing various specialties regarding COVID-19. Researchers across specialties need to urgently realize the impact of COVID-19 and publish articles that can help improve understanding of this ongoing pandemic.
2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)已在全球范围内感染了超过 150 万人,并且与高发病率和死亡率相关。目前尚不清楚在本次大流行期间,某一专业领域发表的研究数量,而这些研究可能会揭示出该领域对某一主题的认识。
我们分析了 COVID-19 出现后前 3 个月发表的所有文章,并按期刊类型和文章内容对其进行了分类。
按期刊类型分类时,COVID-19 发表的文章数量差异约为 100 倍;按文章内容分类时,COVID-19 发表的文章数量差异约为 65 倍。
针对 COVID-19 发表的研究在各个专业领域存在很大差异。各专业领域的研究人员需要紧急认识到 COVID-19 的影响,并发表有助于提高对这一持续大流行的认识的文章。