Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Number of Research and Publications-A Review
Mangesh Kohale
Department of Pathology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur-441110, Maharashtra, India.
Anupama Dhobale
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur-441110, Maharashtra, India.
Obaid Noman
Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha-442001, Maharashtra, India.
Neha Bhatt
Department of Pathology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur-441110, Maharashtra, India.
Shweta Bahadure
Department of Pathology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur-441110, Maharashtra, India.
Pratibha Dawande
Department of Pathology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur-441110, Maharashtra, India.
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Abstract
COVID-19 is having a major effect not only on healthcare delivery systems but also on the science and research sector. The pandemic of COVID-19 immediately closed universities as well as colleges all over the world, amid government orders to adopt social distance, which could help to flatten the transmission curve and decrease the total mortality from the pandemic. Fundamental scientific studies have been especially difficult hit as a result of statewide lockdown restrictions, whilst clinical researchers have encountered similar difficulties as a result of the cessation of medical care and a sudden return to full-time clinical tasks. The number of publications on COVID-19 has rapidly and dramatically increased. This emphasizes the importance of collaborating with other medical research facilities in addition to intra-institute cooperation and collaboration. One method to modify the picture of clinical research is to incorporate additional innovation into the study's design.
Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, research, publication, review