Publication patterns' changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal and short-term scientometric analysis.

Scientometrics · 2021 · PMC8221745 · PMID 34188333

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We observe an apparent trend for COVID-19 publications which first declines sharply from January to February, mainly attributed to the relatively low number of COVID-19 papers in January and thus the high SEM in January, and then inclines moderately from February onwards, mainly due to the increase of COVID-19 papers.

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