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. 2020 Jul 21;15(7):e0236307. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236307

Table 3. Number of publications in COVID-19 vs pre-COVID-19 research, by author country.

Pre-COVID-19 (% of total global articles) January 2018-December 31 2019 COVID-19 (% of total global articles) January 1 2020 –April 23 2020 COVID-19 (minus preprints) (% of total global articles) January 1 2020 –April 8 2020
Overall International Teamed Articles Overall International Teamed Articles Overall International Teamed Articles
Total global articles 6,105 4,327 2,472
China 1,341 (22%) 469 (7%) 1,671 (39%) 507 (12%) 1,069 (42%) 332 (13%)
United States 2,122 (35%) 1,129 (18%) 1,202 (28%) 533 (12%) 605 (24%) 326 (13%)