# Most-cited Mathematics papers of 2020, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Mathematics research papers published in 2020, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3008028633) · 17,102 citations
2. [Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3003668884) · 16,725 citations
3. [An interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in real time](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3008443627) · 10,197 citations
4. [The Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) From Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases: Estimation and Application](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3010233963) · 6,037 citations
5. [Two-Way Fixed Effects Estimators with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2979586175) · 5,112 citations · Free PDF
6. [Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3008696669) · 4,542 citations
7. [WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4205225613) · 3,851 citations
8. [The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3010131837) · 3,757 citations
9. [Estimates of the severity of coronavirus disease 2019: a model-based analysis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013967887) · 3,722 citations · Free PDF
10. [Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012284084) · 3,681 citations
11. [The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3006642361) · 3,232 citations
12. [The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) — China, 2020](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3035011439) · 2,907 citations
13. [The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013594674) · 2,890 citations
14. [Calculating the sample size required for developing a clinical prediction model](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012413426) · 2,785 citations
15. [Isolation, quarantine, social distancing and community containment: pivotal role for old-style public health measures in the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3006533361) · 2,743 citations
16. [Early dynamics of transmission and control of COVID-19: a mathematical modelling study](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3009468976) · 2,711 citations
17. [Projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the postpandemic period](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3015988827) · 2,644 citations
18. [Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3008294222) · 2,586 citations
19. [Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why, and How](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2792018968) · 2,519 citations
20. [Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3046400528) · 2,414 citations
21. [Estimating the asymptomatic proportion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Yokohama, Japan, 2020](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3010781325) · 2,298 citations · Free PDF
22. [dynesty: a dynamic nested sampling package for estimating Bayesian posteriors and evidences](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W2931388211) · 2,233 citations · Free PDF
23. [The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3012789146) · 2,139 citations
24. [Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3185956067) · 2,104 citations
25. [An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W3013188135) · 2,031 citations

Canonical page: https://nerdi.pages.dev/papers/mathematics/most-cited-2020