Digital Science, a leading technology company serving emergent needs across the research sector, has today released a report highlighting the global research landscape trends and cultural changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture analyses publication trends, regional focal points of research, collaboration patterns, and top institutional producers of research in COVID-19.
The report key findings include:
Daniel Hook, CEO of Digital Science and co-author of the report, said: “Although the situation around COVID-19 is unfortunate, it is allowing us to see the development of a new field, and the culture change associated with that development in ‘real time’. Dimensions’ combination of full text search and daily updates, together with the inclusion of data beyond publications and citations, gives us critical insights not only into the research itself, but also into how the community is responding to this important issue.
“That response has been immediate and intensive. The research world has moved faster than many would have suspected possible. As a result, many issues in the scholarly communication system, that so many have been working to improve in recent years, are being highlighted in this extreme situation. From peer review to scholarly search, we are seeing changes in behaviours condensed into a few months that many have long campaigned for. We live in interesting times.”
To read the complete report, please click here.
Notes to editors:
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Dimensions is a modern, innovative, linked research knowledge system that re-imagines discovery and access to research. Developed by Digital Science in collaboration with over 100 leading research organizations around the world, Dimensions brings together grants, publications, citations, alternative metrics, clinical trials, patents and datasets to deliver a platform that enables users to find and access the most relevant information faster, analyze the academic and broader outcomes of research, and gather insights to inform future strategy. Visit Dimensions’ website and find us on Twitter @DSDimensions.