Table 1.
ICCRT output format and policy references
| Total N = 620 | Preprints N = 97 | Reports N = 180 | Journal articles N = 231 | News items N = 112 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Subsequently peer-reviewed | 90 (67.5) | 57 (58.8) | 33 (18.3) | – | – |
| ICCRT reports only | – | – | 33 (64.7)** | – | – |
| Time (days) to publication, mean (min–max) | 201.8 (5–746)* | 187.9 (5–746) | 225.7 (35–596) | – | – |
| Available or considered at United Kingdom government meeting | 130 (21.0) | 2 (2.1) | 128 (71.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Referenced in policy document(s) | 217 (43.1)^ | 38 (39.2) | 20 (31.3)^^ | 141 (61.0) | 18 (16.1) |
| Time (days) to policy publication, mean (min–max) | 255.7 (−48–1348.0)^ | 211.8 (2–948) | 172.5 (1–1319)^^ | 272.0 (−48–1348) | 210.2 (35.0–1001.0) |
| Number of policy references per output, mean (min–max) | 8.1 (1–119)^ | 4.1 (1–25) | 8.5 (1–69)^^ | 9.8 (1–119) | 2.0 (1–11) |
| Time-period | |||||
| First phase (pre-vaccination, Jan-Nov 2020) | 273 (44.0) | 45 (16.5) | 89 (32.6) | 75 (27.5) | 64 (23.4) |
| Second phase (vaccination, December 2020–February 2022) | 347 (56.0) | 52 (15.0) | 91 (26.2) | 156 (45.0) | 48 (13.8) |
*N = 277 only including reports and preprints, **N = 51 only including ICCRT self-published reports (excluding REACT published reports and United Kingdom government-published reports), ^N = 504 only including non-government published outputs, ^^N = 64 only including non-government published outputs