Abstract
Introduction: Scientific studies related to COVID-19 are pivotal for uncovering infection characteristics and exploring therapeutic procedures. Scientific data sharing is at the center of these efforts. The aim of this study is to investigate the activity and trends concerning COVID-19 since the beginning of 2020. We also investigated if there is a relationship between the number of cases-deaths and publication productivity of the countries. Materials and Methods: The word “COVID-19” was searched in the Claritive Analytics®, Web of Science (WOS) searching engine. All the articles indexed in Scientific Citation Index indexed journals were subjected to analysis. Results: 16.618 articles were published in nine months. Authors from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and institutions in the United States of America (USA) had the highest publication rates. According to WOS categories, journals about “Medicine-General-Internal” were the most preferred journal category about COVID-19. There was no statistically significant correlation between publication metrics and pandemic statistics. The USA and PRC were the most productive two countries. Conclusion: Publication productivity on COVID-19 may be the highest for any disease faced so far. Scientific productivity is higher in developed countries with fewer cases. We think scientists who have more comfortable working conditions and governmental support are scientifically more productive.
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