PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Ibrahim Almaghlouth AU - Tahera Islam AU - Nurah Alamro AU - Abdulrahman Alsultan AU - Assim Alfadda AU - Saleh Al-muhsen AU - Abeer Almasry AU - Majid A. Almadi AU - Ahmad Hersi AU - Ahmed BaHammam TI - Mapping COVID-19 related research from Saudi Arabia, a scoping review AID - 10.15537/smj.2020.8.25163 DP - 2020 Aug 01 TA - Saudi Medical Journal PG - 791--801 VI - 41 IP - 8 4099 - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/8/791.short 4100 - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/8/791.full SO - Saudi Med J2020 Aug 01; 41 AB - Objectives: To map research production by Saudi-affiliated investigators in order to identify areas of strength and weakness.Method: We followed the Arksey and O’Malley (2005) framework. Medline and Cochrane databases were searched with a focus on identifying articles related to COVID-19 and Saudi Arabia following the PRISMA protocol. The study was conducted at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between March and May 2020.Results: A total of 53 articles were ultimately included. Most of the research production from Saudi Arabia was opinion and narrative reviews related to the clinicopathological features of COVID-19 as well as control and prevention of virus spread.Conclusion: The results of this scoping review identify a relative deficiency in original research, which requires further investigation.