Table 3.
The top 10 journals that published articles on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) research
| Ranking | Journal | Number of documents | IF a |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | British Medical Journal | 522 (2.74) | 30.223 |
| 2nd | Journal of Medical Virology | 311 (1.63) | 2.021 |
| 3rd | Lancet | 215 (1.13) | 60.392 |
| 4th | Journal of the American Medical Association | 137 (0.72) | 45.540 |
| 5th | Journal of Infection | 135 (0.71) | 4.842 |
| 6th | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 131 (0.69) | 2.849 |
| 7th | Medical Hypotheses | 129 (0.68) | 1.375 |
| 8th | Lancet Infectious Diseases | 126 (0.66) | 24.446 |
| 9th | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 125 (0.66) | 3.202 |
| 10th | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 122 (0.64) | 2.938 |
a Impact factors (IF) based on Clarivate Analytics ‘Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2019 which was published in 2020