The dataset includes information on articles published from February to September 2020 that have titles with COVID-19 in them (including those that study or research about COVID-19). Specifically the data includes which data type that article used (big data, social media, call records, search), title of article, location and country information.
Box Figure Use of repurposed data to study COVID-19: Published articles, by type of private intent data used
Figure Note: Figure shows the number of articles published in scientific, medical, and technical journals across time from February to September 2020. Article counts are divided by the COVID-19 death incidence rate. The cumulative sum across all categories is higher because some articles appear in more than one category.
Box Map Use of repurposed data to study COVID-19: Published articles, by country
Map Note: Map shows the number of articles published in scientific, medical, and technical journals across countries from February to September 2020. Article counts are divided by the COVID-19 death incidence rate.