Abstract
Background and Objectives: The presence of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus is causing enormous threats to people’s health and lives, so quantifying the scientific productivity on mental health in times of pandemic is an urgent need, especially to expand the degree of knowledge on mental health problems in regions of low scientific productivity. The aim was to characterize the bibliometric indicators of scientific productivity on mental health during the pandemic in the PubMed Identifier database of the National Library of Medicine in the United States. Materials and Methods: A documentary study (bibliometric) of the scientific productivity on mental health in times of pandemic from January 2020 to June 2021 was carried out. The PubMed database was used to abstract the information from the original scientific articles. The data abstracted were: authors, year of publication, journal name, country, and language of publication. Results: We identified 47 original articles worldwide, which were published in 29 journals and in three languages (English, Spanish, and German). We observed three groups of countries that published on mental health topics. The first group comprised the largest number of publications, which were multicenter studies (six studies), followed by India (five studies), and Italy (four studies). A second group comprised Bangladesh, China, USA, and Spain, with 3 studies each; and a third group comprised 13 countries (Albania, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, and New Zealand) with one study each. Conclusions: Bibliometric indicators of scientific productivity on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic have ostensibly increased. We verified 47 studies in PubMed, which could serve to improve the understanding and management of COVID-19, as well as serve as a thought-provoking means for other countries and researchers to publish on the state of mental health during and post pandemic.
Highlights
The new SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome, called the COVID-19 pandemic, emerged in Wuhan, China, becoming a worldwide public health emergency, causing enormous threats to people’s health and lives [1,2]
To achieve the aim of the study, we proposed the following questions: how many original studies have been published on the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health from January 2020 to June 2021, and in which scientific journals? This study may provide insight into the global research outlook for scientific progress during the health emergency
The aim of this study was to characterize the bibliometric indicators of scientific productivity on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
The new SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome, called the COVID-19 pandemic, emerged in Wuhan, China, becoming a worldwide public health emergency, causing enormous threats to people’s health and lives [1,2]. To minimize the spread of the disease and control the spread of infection, many countries implemented quarantine or physical isolation policies worldwide, including short- to medium-term blockades, voluntary home restriction, cancellation of social and public events, and travel restrictions [4]. This has resulted in one third of the world’s population being blocked with restricted movement to contain the spread of the virus [5]. We verified 47 studies in PubMed, which could serve to improve the understanding and management of COVID-19, as well as serve as a thought-provoking means for other countries and researchers to publish on the state of mental health during and post pandemic
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