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J Am Med Inform Assoc 14:212-220 doi:10.1197/jamia.M2191
  • Original Investigation

A Day in the Life of PubMed: Analysis of a Typical Day’s Query Log

Table 7

Queries by Disease Type (According to MeSH Categories)

MeSH Disease Category Percentage
Pathological conditions, signs and symptoms 13.03%
Nervous system diseases 8.79%
Neoplasms 7.99%
Cardiovascular diseases 7.35%
Immune system diseases 6.93%
Bacterial infections and mycoses 5.30%
Nutritional and metabolic diseases 5.19%
Skin and connective tissue diseases 4.80%
Musculoskeletal diseases 4.77%
Virus diseases 4.27%
Digestive system diseases 4.08%
Congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities 3.98%
Endocrine system diseases 3.77%
Respiratory tract diseases 3.40%
Disorders of environmental origin 3.24%
Eye diseases 3.03%
Hemic and lymphatic diseases 2.67%
Stomatognathic diseases 2.22%
Urologic and male genital diseases 2.11%
Female genital diseases and pregnancy complications 1.49%
Parasitic diseases 0.90%
Otorhinolaryngologic diseases 0.44%
Animal diseases 0.21%
Total 100.00%

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