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Table 6. 
Characteristics and ranks of COVID-19 papers in the top five for Dimensions (D), Mendeley (M), Twitter (T), Facebook (F), and News (N), and their ranks in these sites on April 18, 2020. Citation and altmetric counts are in the figures below.
TitleJournal*DateTypeDMTFN
Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China Lancet January 24 Article       
A novel coronavirus from patients with pneumonia in China, 2019 NEJM February 20 Brief report     
Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel coronavirus-Infected pneumonia NEJM March 26 Article       
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: A descriptive study Lancet January 30 Article         
Clinical characteristics of 138 hospitalized patients with 2019 novel Coronavirus-Infected pneumonia in Wuhan, China JAMA February 7 Original Investigation         
Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 in China NEJM February 28 Article       
Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A retrospective cohort study Lancet March 11 Article       
The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 Nature Medicine March 17 Correspondence       
Treatment of 5 critically ill patients with COVID-19 with convalescent plasma JAMA March 27 Preliminary Comm.         
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks Nature Medicine April 3 Brief Comm.         
Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 as compared with SARS-CoV-1 NEJM March 17 Correspondence       
Coronavirus latest: CERN scientists join the COVID-19 fight Nature April 8 News         
Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records Lancet February 12 Article         
Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China JAMA February 24 View-point       
The incubation period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from publicly reported confirmed cases: Estimation and application Annals of Internal Medicine March 10 Original research         
Severe outcomes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – United States, February 12–March 16, 2020 Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report March 18 Report         
TitleJournal*DateTypeDMTFN
Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China Lancet January 24 Article       
A novel coronavirus from patients with pneumonia in China, 2019 NEJM February 20 Brief report     
Early transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel coronavirus-Infected pneumonia NEJM March 26 Article       
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: A descriptive study Lancet January 30 Article         
Clinical characteristics of 138 hospitalized patients with 2019 novel Coronavirus-Infected pneumonia in Wuhan, China JAMA February 7 Original Investigation         
Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 in China NEJM February 28 Article       
Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A retrospective cohort study Lancet March 11 Article       
The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 Nature Medicine March 17 Correspondence       
Treatment of 5 critically ill patients with COVID-19 with convalescent plasma JAMA March 27 Preliminary Comm.         
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks Nature Medicine April 3 Brief Comm.         
Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 as compared with SARS-CoV-1 NEJM March 17 Correspondence       
Coronavirus latest: CERN scientists join the COVID-19 fight Nature April 8 News         
Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records Lancet February 12 Article         
Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China JAMA February 24 View-point       
The incubation period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from publicly reported confirmed cases: Estimation and application Annals of Internal Medicine March 10 Original research         
Severe outcomes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – United States, February 12–March 16, 2020 Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report March 18 Report         
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NEJM: New England Journal of Medicine; JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association.

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