Table 1 COVID-19-related preprints posted on bioRxiv and medRxiv by top 10 author-selected subject area
From: COVID-19-Related manuscripts: lag from preprint to publication
Top 10 Subject Area | Number of Published Preprints | Percent of All Published Preprints | Percent of Published Preprints for each Subject Area |
|---|---|---|---|
infectious diseases | 2216 | 30% (2216/7358) | 36% (2216/6106) |
epidemiology | 1176 | 16% (1176/7358) | 29% (1176/4028) |
microbiology | 684 | 9% (684/7358) | 49% (684/1402) |
public and global health | 535 | 7% (535/7358) | 31% (535/1712) |
immunology | 435 | 6% (435/7358) | 44% (435/1000) |
bioinformatics | 229 | 3% (229/7358) | 26% (229/584) |
biochemistry | 173 | 2% (173/7358) | 53% (173/329) |
biophysics | 152 | 2% (152/7358) | 53% (152/288) |
genomics | 149 | 2% (149/7358) | 50% (149/300) |
molecular biology | 112 | 2% (112/7358) | 41% (112/270) |
Total | 5861 | 80% (5861/7358) | 37% (5861/16,019) |