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Impact of COVID-19 on Otolaryngology Literature.
Chillakuru, Yeshwant R; Gerhard, Eleanor F; Shim, Timothy; Selesnick, Samuel H; Lustig, Lawrence R; Krouse, John H; Hanna, Ehab Y; Smith, Timothy L; Fisher, Edward W; Kerschner, Joseph E; Monfared, Ashkan.
  • Chillakuru YR; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
  • Gerhard EF; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
  • Shim T; Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
  • Selesnick SH; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Lustig LR; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Krouse JH; School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, U.S.A.
  • Hanna EY; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
  • Smith TL; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
  • Fisher EW; Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  • Kerschner JE; Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom.
  • Monfared A; Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Laryngoscope ; 132(7): 1364-1373, 2022 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1460230
ABSTRACT
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HYPOTHESIS:

To understand the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volume, quality, and impact of otolaryngology publications. STUDY

DESIGN:

Retrospective analysis.

METHODS:

Fifteen of the top peer-reviewed otolaryngology journals were queried on PubMed for COVID and non-COVID-related articles from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 (pandemic period) and pre-COVID articles from the year prior. Information on total number of submissions and rate of acceptance were collected from seven top-ranked journals.

RESULTS:

Our PubMed query returned 759 COVID articles, 4,885 non-COVID articles, and 4,200 pre-COVID articles, corresponding to a 34% increase in otolaryngology publications during the pandemic period. Meta-analysis/reviews and miscellaneous publication types made up a larger portion of COVID publications than that of non-COVID and pre-COVID publications. Compared to pre-COVID articles, citations per article 120 days after publication and Altmetric Attention Score were higher in both COVID articles (citations/article 2.75 ± 0.45, P < .001; Altmetric Attention Score 2.05 ± 0.60, P = .001) and non-COVID articles (citations/article 0.03 ± 0.01, P = .002; Altmetric Attention Score 0.67 ± 0.28, P = .016). COVID manuscripts were associated with a 1.65 times higher acceptance rate compared to non-COVID articles (P < .001).

CONCLUSIONS:

COVID-19 was associated with an increase in volume, citations, and attention for both COVID and non-COVID articles compared to pre-COVID articles. However, COVID articles were associated with lower evidence levels than non-COVID and pre-COVID articles. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Laryngoscope, 1321364-1373, 2022.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Otolaryngology / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Laryngoscope Journal subject: Otolaryngology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Lary.29902

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Otolaryngology / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Laryngoscope Journal subject: Otolaryngology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Lary.29902