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Most cited papers in COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

What are the most cited papers in COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts?

The most cited paper in COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts is "The arbitrage theory of capital asset pricing" (Stephen A. Ross, 1976), with 7,226 citations. Next come "The socio-economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19): A review" (6,554) and "The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China" (6,022).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 913 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 The arbitrage theory of capital asset pricing Stephen A. Ross · Journal of Economic Theory Dec 1976 7,226
2 The socio-economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19): A review Maria Nicola, Zaid Alsafi, Catrin Sohrabi et al. · International Journal of Surgery Open access 16 Apr 2020 6,554
3 The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China Wenjun Cao, Ziwei Fang, Guoqiang Hou et al. · Psychiatry Research Open access 20 Mar 2020 6,022
4 A global panel database of pandemic policies (Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker) Thomas N. Hale, Noam Angrist, Rafael Burstein Goldszmidt et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access 8 Mar 2021 4,861
5 Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19 Stefan Gößling, Daniel J. Scott, C. Michael Hall · Journal of Sustainable Tourism Open access 27 Apr 2020 4,772
6 Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Ruiyun Li, Sen Pei, Бин Чэн et al. · Science Open access 16 Mar 2020 4,110
7 The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Matteo Chinazzi, Jessica T. Davis, Marco Ajelli et al. · Science Open access 6 Mar 2020 4,037
8 Estimating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe Seth Flaxman et al. · Nature Open access 8 Jun 2020 3,852
9 The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Chia-Hung Yang, Bernardo Gutiérrez et al. · Science Open access 25 Mar 2020 3,137
10 A longitudinal study on the mental health of general population during the COVID-19 epidemic in China Cuiyan Wang, Riyu Pan, Xiaoyang Wan et al. · Brain Behavior and Immunity Open access 13 Apr 2020 2,691
11 Estimating the asymptomatic proportion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Yokohama, Japan, 2020 Kenji Mizumoto, Katsushi Kagaya, Alexander E. Zarebski et al. · Eurosurveillance Open access 12 Mar 2020 2,558
12 Closure of Universities Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Impact on Education and Mental Health of Students and Academic Staff Pradeep Kumar Sahu · Cureus Open access 4 Apr 2020 2,402
13 Financial markets under the global pandemic of COVID-19 Dayong Zhang, Min Hu, Qiang Ji · Finance research letters Open access 16 Apr 2020 2,377
14 Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold Catharine I. Paules, Hilary D. Marston, Anthony S. Fauci · JAMA 23 Jan 2020 2,274
15 Tourism and COVID-19: Impacts and implications for advancing and resetting industry and research Marianna Sigala · Journal of Business Research Open access 12 Jun 2020 2,257
16 An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China Huaiyu Tian et al. · Science Open access 31 Mar 2020 2,149
17 Effects of COVID-19 Home Confinement on Eating Behaviour and Physical Activity: Results of the ECLB-COVID19 International Online Survey Achraf Ammar et al. · Nutrients Open access 28 May 2020 2,116
18 How many jobs can be done at home? Jonathan I. Dingel, Brent Neiman · Journal of Public Economics Open access 9 Jul 2020 2,042
19 Effects of COVID-19 on business and research Naveen Donthu, Anders Gustafsson · Journal of Business Research Open access 8 Jun 2020 2,028
20 Preliminary estimation of the basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven analysis in the early phase of the outbreak Shi Zhao, Qianyin Lin, Jinjun Ran et al. · International Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 30 Jan 2020 1,956
21 Economic Effects of Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19) on the World Economy Nuno Fernandes · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2020 1,932
22 “Pandemic fear” and COVID-19: mental health burden and strategies Felipe Rech Ornell, Jaqueline Bohrer Schuch, Anne Orgler Sordi et al. · Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry Open access 4 Apr 2020 1,847
23 Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: The world should face the reality Lídia Morawska, Junji Cao · Environment International Open access 10 Apr 2020 1,843
24 COVID-19 outbreak: Migration, effects on society, global environment and prevention Indranil Chakraborty, Prasenjit Maity · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 22 Apr 2020 1,835
25 Study of knowledge, attitude, anxiety & perceived mental healthcare need in Indian population during COVID-19 pandemic Deblina Roy, Sarvodaya Tripathy, Sujita Kumar Kar et al. · Asian Journal of Psychiatry Open access 8 Apr 2020 1,811
26 Impact of Covid-19 on consumer behavior: Will the old habits return or die? Jagdish N. Sheth · Journal of Business Research Open access 3 Jun 2020 1,775
27 Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective Aleksander Aristovnik, Damijana Keržič, Dejan Ravšelj et al. · Sustainability Open access 13 Oct 2020 1,743
28 COVID-19: towards controlling of a pandemic Juliet Bedford, Delia Alcira Enria, Johan Giesecke et al. · The Lancet Open access Mar 2020 1,649
29 The impact of COVID-19 on small business outcomes and expectations Alexander W. Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Zoë Natalia Cullen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 10 Jul 2020 1,645
30 High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Steven Sanche, Yen Ting Lin, Chonggang Xu et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 7 Apr 2020 1,645
31 Incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections among travellers from Wuhan, China, 20–28 January 2020 Jantien A. Backer, Don Klinkenberg, Jacco Wallinga · Eurosurveillance Open access 6 Feb 2020 1,642
32 COVID-19 and the workplace: Implications, issues, and insights for future research and action. Kevin M. Kniffin et al. · American Psychologist Open access 10 Aug 2020 1,637
33 COVID-19 and finance: Agendas for future research John W. Goodell · Finance research letters Open access 12 Apr 2020 1,619
34 The role of ESG performance during times of financial crisis: Evidence from COVID-19 in China David C. Broadstock, Kalok Chan, Louis T. W. Cheng et al. · Finance research letters Open access 13 Aug 2020 1,597
35 The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic Solomon Hsiang, Daniel Allen, Sébastien Annan-Phan et al. · Nature 8 Jun 2020 1,553
36 The Unprecedented Stock Market Reaction to COVID-19 Scott Baker, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis et al. · The Review of Asset Pricing Studies Open access 13 Jul 2020 1,536
37 The Global Macroeconomic Impacts of COVID-19: Seven Scenarios Warwick J. McKibbin, Roshen Fernando · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2020 1,527
38 Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic Shuo Feng, Chen Shen, Nan Xia et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Open access 20 Mar 2020 1,498
39 Incubation Period and Other Epidemiological Characteristics of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infections with Right Truncation: A Statistical Analysis of Publicly Available Case Data Natalie M. Linton, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Yichi Yang et al. · Journal of Clinical Medicine Open access 17 Feb 2020 1,485
40 Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions Nils Haug, Lukas Geyrhofer, Alessandro Londei et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access 16 Nov 2020 1,481
41 COVID-19, school closures, and child poverty: a social crisis in the making Wim Van Lancker, Zachary Parolin · The Lancet Public Health Open access 7 Apr 2020 1,472
42 COVID-19 and smoking: A systematic review of the evidence Constantine I. Vardavas, Katerina Nikitara · Tobacco Induced Diseases ReviewOpen access 20 Mar 2020 1,469
43 Inequality in the impact of the coronavirus shock: Evidence from real time surveys Abi Adams‐Prassl, Teodora Boneva, Marta Golin et al. · Journal of Public Economics Open access 31 Jul 2020 1,467
44 COVID-19 pandemic, oil prices, stock market, geopolitical risk and policy uncertainty nexus in the US economy: Fresh evidence from the wavelet-based approach Arshian Sharif, Chaker Aloui, Larisa Yarovaya · International Review of Financial Analysis Open access 15 May 2020 1,467
45 Death and contagious infectious diseases: Impact of the COVID-19 virus on stock market returns Abdullah M. Al-Awadhi, Abdullah M. Al-Awadhi, Khaled Alsaifi et al. · Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance Open access 8 Apr 2020 1,454
46 Pattern of early human-to-human transmission of Wuhan 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), December 2019 to January 2020 Julien Riou, Christian Lorenz Althaus · Eurosurveillance Open access 30 Jan 2020 1,430
47 Market Insurance, Self-Insurance, and Self-Protection Isaac Ehrlich, Gary S. Becker · Journal of Political Economy Jul 1972 1,411
48 Effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions to contain COVID-19 in China Shengjie Lai, Nick Ruktanonchai, Liangcai Zhou et al. · Nature Open access 4 May 2020 1,402
49 Age-specific mortality and immunity patterns of SARS-CoV-2 Megan O’Driscoll, Gabriel Ribeiro dos Santos, Lin Wang et al. · Nature Open access 2 Nov 2020 1,337
50 Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 Renyi Zhang, Yixin Li, Annie Li Zhang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 11 Jun 2020 1,330

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