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 | ||||
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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%) |