TABLE 1.
Features of Coronavirus Literature a
| Number | % b | |
|---|---|---|
| Document Types | ||
| Original article | 11,138 | 80.518 |
| Review | 1,182 | 8.545 |
| Proceedings paper | 641 | 4.634 |
| Editorial material | 374 | 2.704 |
| Meeting abstract | 344 | 2.487 |
| Book chapter | 291 | 2.104 |
| Letter | 256 | 1.851 |
| Note | 185 | 1.337 |
| News item | 82 | 0.593 |
| Correction | 55 | 0.398 |
| Early access | 34 | 0.246 |
| Book | 6 | 0.043 |
| Correction | 3 | 0.022 |
| Data paper | 1 | 0.007 |
| Research Areas | ||
| Virology | 4411 | 31.888 |
| Veterinary sciences | 2093 | 15.130 |
| Infectious diseases | 1613 | 11.661 |
| Immunology | 1558 | 11.263 |
| Microbiology | 1519 | 10.981 |
| Biochemistry | 1347 | 9.738 |
| Biotechnology | 816 | 5.899 |
| Experimental | 658 | 4.757 |
| Multidisciplinary sciences | 598 | 4.323 |
| Internal medicine | 459 | 3.318 |
| Top 10 Authors | ||
| Yuen KY (The University of Hong Kong, China) | 218 | 1.576 |
| Perlman S (University of Iowa, USA) | 189 | 1.366 |
| Enjuanes L (Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain) | 176 | 1.272 |
| Baric RS (University of North Carolina, USA) | 171 | 1.236 |
| Weiss SR (University of Pennsylvania, USA) | 150 | 1.084 |
| Drosten C (Berlin Institute of Health, Germany) | 148 | 1.070 |
| Rottier PJM (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) | 134 | 0.969 |
| Woo PCY (The University of Hong Kong, China) | 129 | 0.933 |
| Chan KH (The University of Hong Kong, China) | 122 | 0.882 |
| Lau SKP (The University of Hong Kong, China) | 120 | 0.867 |
| Top 10 Institutions | ||
| University of Hong Kong (China) | 534 | 3.860 |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) | 396 | 2.863 |
| Utrecht University (The Netherlands) | 335 | 2.422 |
| University of California System (USA) | 333 | 2.407 |
| National Institutes of Health (USA) | 328 | 2.371 |
| University Of North Carolina (USA) | 273 | 1.974 |
| Centers for Disease Control Prevention (USA) | 258 | 1.865 |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong (China) | 229 | 1.655 |
| University Of North Carolina (USA) | 223 | 1.612 |
| University of Pennsylvania (USA) | 216 | 1.561 |
| Top 10 Source Titles | ||
| Journal of Virology | 1166 | 8.429 |
| Virology | 510 | 3.687 |
| Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology | 370 | 2.675 |
| Journal of General Virology | 330 | 2.386 |
| Archives of Virology | 263 | 1.901 |
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | 245 | 1.771 |
| Virus Research | 245 | 1.771 |
| PLOS One | 239 | 1.728 |
| Veterinary Microbiology | 198 | 1.431 |
| Journal of Virological Methods | 171 | 1.236 |
| Total | 13,833 | 100 |
a
Total percentage may exceed 100% because certain items were included in more than 1 category.
b
Of total documents published in coronavirus disease literature.