This study looked at the Twitter attention on COVID-19 research. They saw that the number of Twitter mentions of COVID-19 related publications is increasing, with influences from scholarly-oriented Twitter users who disseminate research information. They also found that the focus of discussion has changed from more virological and clinical research to potential treatments, government action, healthcare measures, and the economy. They looked at the following four research questions:

• "How are the COVID-19-related scientific publications mentioned on Twitter over time since the outbreak?"
• "By drawing on the Twitter users’ profile descriptions, who are the actors tweeting COVID-19-related research? What kinds of Twitter users are more influential in terms of being retweeted?"
• "Based on the titles, what are the main research topics of COVID-19-related publications? Which research topics attract higher levels of Twitter attention?"
• "On the basis of the full tweet texts and hashtags, what are the topics raised by the Twitter users when discussing the COVID-19-related publications? How does the focus of interest of their Twitter discussions change over time?"