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How Has Covid-19 Affected Published Academic Research? A Content Analysis of Journal Articles Mentioning the Virus
Journal of Data and Information Science Pub Date : 2021-08-18 , DOI: 10.2478/jdis-2021-0030
Mike Thelwall 1 , Saheeda Thelwall 2
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Abstract Purpose Methods to tackle Covid-19 have been developed by a wave of biomedical research but the pandemic has also influenced many aspects of society, generating a need for research into its consequences, and potentially changing the way existing topics are investigated. This article investigates the nature of this influence on the wider academic research mission. Design/methodology/approach This article reports an inductive content analysis of 500 randomly selected journal articles mentioning Covid-19, as recorded by the Dimensions scholarly database on 19 March 2021. Covid-19 mentions were coded for the influence of the disease on the research. Findings Whilst two thirds of these articles were about biomedicine (e.g. treatments, vaccines, virology), or health services in response to Covid-19, others covered the pandemic economy, society, safety, or education. In addition, some articles were not about the pandemic but stated that Covid-19 had increased or decreased the value of the reported research or changed the context in which it was conducted. Research limitations The findings relate only to Covid-19 influences declared in published journal articles. Practical implications Research managers and funders should consider whether their current procedures are effective in supporting researchers to address the evolving demands of pandemic societies, particularly in terms of timeliness. Originality/value The results show that although health research dominates the academic response to Covid-19, it is more widely disrupting academic research with new demands and challenges.

中文翻译:

Covid-19 如何影响已发表的学术研究?提及病毒的期刊文章的内容分析

摘要目的 应对 Covid-19 的方法是由一波生物医学研究开发的,但这种流行病也影响了社会的许多方面,产生了对其后果进行研究的需求,并可能改变现有主题的调查方式。本文调查了这种影响对更广泛的学术研究使命的性质。设计/方法/方法 本文报告了对 500 篇随机选择的提及 Covid-19 的期刊文章的归纳内容分析,这些文章由Dimensions 学术数据库于 2021 年 3 月 19 日记录。Covid-19 提及被编码为疾病对研究的影响. 结果 虽然这些文章中有三分之二是关于生物医学(例如治疗、疫苗、病毒学)或应对 Covid-19 的卫生服务,但其他文章涵盖了大流行的经济、社会、安全或教育。此外,一些文章不是关于大流行的,而是指出 Covid-19 增加或减少了所报告研究的价值或改变了进行研究的背景。研究局限 研究结果仅与发表的期刊文章中声明的 Covid-19 影响有关。实际意义 研究管理者和资助者应考虑他们当前的程序是否有效地支持研究人员解决流行病社会不断变化的需求,特别是在及时性方面。原创性/价值 结果表明,尽管健康研究主导了对 Covid-19 的学术反应,但它更广泛地以新的需求和挑战扰乱了学术研究。
更新日期:2021-08-18
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