The Landscape of Medical Literature in the Era of COVID-19: Original Research Versus Opinion Pieces.

Elgendy, Akram Y.; Barakat, Amr F.; Ibrahim, Joseph; Alkukhun, Laith; Mamas, Mamas A.; Elgendy, Islam Y.

Abstract

There has been rapidly growing scientific literature related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in attempts to convey any potential hypotheses or confirmed facts about the disease. Notably, there has been a plethora of viewpoints and other opinion pieces to help guide ongoing research efforts. However, this trend carries a risk of redundant publications.1, 2 Our objective was to evaluate the nature of the published scientific literature (original investigations and opinion pieces) related to COVID-19 and to quantify their relative proportions to determine whether the trend of publication of opinion pieces has changed over time.

• Acceptance Date: Jun 30, 2020
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2020
• Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine
• Print ISSN: 0884-8734
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Pages: 2813 - 2815
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06021-8
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-020-06021-8