TABLE I.
The number of deposits, primary publications, citations, and publications in PubMed of most common diseases as of February 2023.
| Targets | Year of first primary citation | Deposits | Primary publications | Citations | Publications in PubMed | Primary publications/PubMed publication (%) | Primary publications/deposits (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARS-CoV-2 | 2020 | 2770 | 481 | 49 463 | 256 887 | 0.19 | 17.36 |
| Zika | 2016 | 161 | 60 | 8116 | 7066 | 0.85 | 37.27 |
| Ebola | 1998 | 131 | 60 | 4165 | 6780 | 0.88 | 45.80 |
| Herpes | 1997 | 129 | 63 | 3817 | 35 990 | 0.18 | 48.84 |
| Malaria | 1996 | 113 | 50 | 5461 | 52 202 | 0.10 | 44.25 |
| Tuberculosis | 1995 | 2620 | 810 | 26 551 | 155 170 | 0.52 | 30.92 |
| Influenza | 1990 | 1415 | 443 | 36 735 | 77 988 | 0.57 | 31.31 |
| HIV/AIDS | 1989 | 2926 | 1028 | 86 405 | 265 827 | 0.39 | 35.13 |