Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research publications in emergency medicine

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World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2): 168-171.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2025.022

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research publications in emergency medicine

Syrus Razavi¹(), Arjun Sharma¹, Cassidy Lavin¹, Ali Pourmand², Quincy Khoi Tran³^,⁴

¹University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201-1544, USA
²Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC 20037, USA
³Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201-1544, USA
⁴The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201-1544, USA

Received:2024-12-06 Accepted:2025-01-05 Online:2025-03-19 Published:2025-03-01
Contact: Syrus Razavi, Email: srazavi@som.umaryland.edu

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Syrus Razavi, Arjun Sharma, Cassidy Lavin, Ali Pourmand, Quincy Khoi Tran. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research publications in emergency medicine[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2025, 16(2): 168-171.

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Year	American Journal of Emergency Medicine			Academic Emergency Medicine			Annals of Emergency Medicine			Western Journal of Emergency Medicine			Emergency Medicine Journal
Year	COVID	Total	%	COVID	Total	%	COVID	Total	%	COVID	Total	%	COVID	Total	%
2020	102	635	16.1	6	70	8.6	11	198	5.6	20	66	30.3	13	112	11.6
2021	144	720	20.0	4	81	4.9	18	222	8.1	12	36	33.3	24	142	16.9
2022	51	384	13.3	1	70	1.4	12	98	12.2	8	43	18.6	9	73	12.3
2023	20	282	7.1	5	58	8.6	3	110	2.7	9	38	23.7	9	51	17.6
Total	317	2021	15.7	16	279	5.7	44	628	7.0	49	183	26.8	55	378	14.6

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