Utrilla Sanchez, AndreaGonzalez Tornos, PaulaYogendran, DilaniMedard, MaximeChaleplioglou, ArtemisPerraud, SarahPurpose – COVID-19 pandemic claimed millions of lives and changed everyday life for billions of people worldwide. Europe was severely impacted in health, social and economic aspects. Research efforts reallocation was a necessity to battle against this threat. Design/methodology/approach – The scientific community responses against COVID-19 were assessed in terms of country paper productivity indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions and iCite databases. This research project was designed and performed in the framework of Health Information and Libraries Erasmus+ course with the participation of information science students from France, Norway, and Spain. Findings – Prior to COVID-19 emergence, coronaviruses related publications accounted for approximately 0.15% of the total research output of more than 800,000 reports affiliated to France, Greece, Norway, or Spain. After COVID-19 pandemic the related scientific output was increased by 60-times to a 7% of the total scientific output of more than 900,000 affiliated reports. Between 2020 and 2022, 21,299 COVID-19 publications were affiliated to France, 6897 to Greece, 5353 to Norway, and 29,195 to Spain accounted collectively for approximately 9% of the global scientific output. The coronavirus related publications involved Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology but also humanities and social sciences, and economics and business. Originality/value - COVID-19 spread fast across the globe from Asia to Europe despite quarantines and social distancing measures. International collaborations, space and funding reallocation led to an enormous original research output within months. Lessons from these responses are invaluable in future pandemic preparedness.application/pdfhttps://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/jiim/article/view/37740engΤμήμα Αρχειονομίας, Βιβλιοθηκονομίας & Συστημάτων Πληροφόρησης, Σχολή Διοικητικών, Οικονομικών & Κοινωνικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικήςhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0Copyright (c) 2023 Artemis Chaleplioglou2623-4629Journal of Integrated Information Management; Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): Jul-Dec 2023; 25-36influenzaSARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-1bibliometricscancercardiovascularThe COVID-19 Pandemic and Scientific Community Response in France, Greece, Norway, and Spaininfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-reviewed Article2023-12-31Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΕπιστήμη πληροφόρησηςInformation scienceisi - Information Science & Library Science covers resources on a wide variety of topics, including bibliographic studies, cataloguing, categorization, database construction and maintenance, electronic libraries, information ethics, information processing and management, interlending, preservation, scientometrics, serials librarianship, and special libraries.Διοικητική Επιστήμη και Επιχειρησιακή ΈρευναManagement Science and Operations Researchisi - Operations Research & Management Science includes resources on the definition, analysis, and solution of complex problems. Relevant topics in this category include mathematical modeling, stochastic modeling, decision theory and systems, optimization theory, logistics, and control theory.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΠανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής (ΠΑ.Δ.Α.)Greek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)