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The influence of Covid-19 on publications in economics: bibliometric evidence from five working paper series

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: We compare Covid-related working papers in economics to non-Covid-related working papers in four dimensions. Based on five well-known working papers series and data from the RePEc website, we find that Covid papers mainly cover topics in macroeconomics and health, they are written by larger teams than non-Covid papers, are more often downloaded and they receive more citations relative to non-Covid papers.

Source: Scientometrics

DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04473-9

Authors: Constantin Bürgi, Klaus Wohlrabe

Institutions: University College Dublin, Ifo Institute for Economic Research

Language: English

Topic: scientometrics and bibliometrics research

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,780