medrxivr_analysis

Overview

medrxivr_analysis is an R package designed to facilitate the analysis of preprint data from the medRxiv API. It provides functions to import data from the medRxiv API, process it, and create visualizations to explore trends in preprint publications.

Installation

You can install medrxivr_analysis from GitHub using the devtools package:

devtools::install_github("danymukesha/medrxivr.analysis", upgrade = c("never"),)

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Usage

To get started, you can use the analyze_medrxivr() function to import data from the medRxiv API and create a bar plot showing the number of preprints in each category.

library(medrxivr.analysis)

# Analyze preprint data for last 10 days of January 2024
medrxivr.analysis::analyze_medrxivr(from_date = "2024-01-21", to_date = "2024-01-31")

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## Estimated total number of records as per API metadata: 434

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Contributing

Contributions to medrxivr_analysis are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please open an issue on GitHub or submit a pull request.

License

This package is open source and available under the MIT License.