A Global Overview of COVID-19 Research in the Pediatric Field: Bibliometric Review.
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
bibliometric review
children
literature
pediatrics
publications
research
review
Journal
JMIR pediatrics and parenting
ISSN: 2561-6722
Titre abrégé: JMIR Pediatr Parent
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101727244
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Jul 2021
23 Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
05
10
2020
accepted:
11
05
2021
revised:
20
04
2021
pubmed:
4
6
2021
medline:
4
6
2021
entrez:
3
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a great number of papers have been published in the pediatric field. We aimed to assess research around the globe on COVID-19 in the pediatric field by bibliometric analysis, identifying publication trends and topic dissemination and showing the relevance of publishing authors, institutions, and countries. The Scopus database was comprehensively searched for all indexed documents published between January 1, 2020, and June 11, 2020, dealing with COVID-19 in the pediatric population (0-18 years). A machine learning bibliometric methodology was applied to evaluate the total number of papers and citations, journal and publication types, the top productive institutions and countries and their scientific collaboration, and core keywords. A total of 2301 papers were retrieved, with an average of 4.8 citations per article. Of this, 1078 (46.9%) were research articles, 436 (18.9%) were reviews, 363 (15.8%) were letters, 186 (8.1%) were editorials, 7 (0.3%) were conference papers, and 231 (10%) were categorized as others. The studies were published in 969 different journals, headed by The Lancet. The retrieved papers were published by a total of 12,657 authors from 114 countries. The most productive countries were the United States, China, and Italy. The four main clusters of keywords were pathogenesis and clinical characteristics (keyword occurrences: n=2240), public health issues (n=352), mental health (n=82), and therapeutic aspects (n=70). In the pediatric field, a large number of articles were published within a limited period on COVID-19, testifying to the rush to spread new findings on the topic in a timely manner. The leading authors, countries, and institutions evidently belonged to the most impacted geographical areas. A focus on the pediatric population was often included in general articles, and pediatric research about COVID-19 mainly focused on the clinical features, public health issues, and psychological impact of the disease.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a great number of papers have been published in the pediatric field.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to assess research around the globe on COVID-19 in the pediatric field by bibliometric analysis, identifying publication trends and topic dissemination and showing the relevance of publishing authors, institutions, and countries.
METHODS
METHODS
The Scopus database was comprehensively searched for all indexed documents published between January 1, 2020, and June 11, 2020, dealing with COVID-19 in the pediatric population (0-18 years). A machine learning bibliometric methodology was applied to evaluate the total number of papers and citations, journal and publication types, the top productive institutions and countries and their scientific collaboration, and core keywords.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 2301 papers were retrieved, with an average of 4.8 citations per article. Of this, 1078 (46.9%) were research articles, 436 (18.9%) were reviews, 363 (15.8%) were letters, 186 (8.1%) were editorials, 7 (0.3%) were conference papers, and 231 (10%) were categorized as others. The studies were published in 969 different journals, headed by The Lancet. The retrieved papers were published by a total of 12,657 authors from 114 countries. The most productive countries were the United States, China, and Italy. The four main clusters of keywords were pathogenesis and clinical characteristics (keyword occurrences: n=2240), public health issues (n=352), mental health (n=82), and therapeutic aspects (n=70).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
In the pediatric field, a large number of articles were published within a limited period on COVID-19, testifying to the rush to spread new findings on the topic in a timely manner. The leading authors, countries, and institutions evidently belonged to the most impacted geographical areas. A focus on the pediatric population was often included in general articles, and pediatric research about COVID-19 mainly focused on the clinical features, public health issues, and psychological impact of the disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34081597
pii: v4i3e24791
doi: 10.2196/24791
pmc: PMC8315163
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
e24791Informations de copyright
©Alice Monzani, Francesco Tagliaferri, Simonetta Bellone, Giulia Genoni, Ivana Rabbone. Originally published in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting (https://pediatrics.jmir.org), 23.07.2021.
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