Abstract
International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2022,12,1,1-7.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2022.1.1Published:January 2022Type:Review ArticleCovid-19 and Psychology: A Scientometric Assessment of India’s Publications during 2020-21Sandeep Grover, BM Gupta, Madhu Bansal, and K.K. Mueen Ahmed Sandeep Grover1,*, BM Gupta2, Madhu Bansal3, K.K. Mueen Ahmed4 1Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA. 2Formerly with CSIR-NISTADS, New Delhi 110012, INDIA. 3Panjab University, Department of Mathematics, Chandigarh, INDIA. 4Phcog.Net #17, Cox Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka, INDIA. Abstract:Objectives: The present study examines the publication output of authors from India on the topic of “Covid-19 and Psychology” using bibliometric methods. Methods: The publications as listed in Scopus database were identified by using “Covid-19” and its synonyms keywords in “Keyword” and “Title” tags. The results obtained were further restricted to subject “Psychology” under subject tag and country to India. Results: 372 publications emerged in the last 2 years on the topic of “Covid-19 and Psychology”, accounting to 4.63% share of global output. About 9.95% and 25.81% share of Indian publications received external funding support and involved international collaboration, respectively. The author’s from 277 organizations and 416 authors participated unevenly in the research in this area. The highest number of publications emerged from National Institute of Mental Health and Allied Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangaluru, followed by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar. Authors from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry had highest impact in terms of citations per paper and relative citation index, followed by authors from King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal. The journals that published the highest number of publications were Asian Journal of Psychiatry (158 papers), Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (44 papers), and Frontier in Psychology (18 papers). The most commonly investigated topics in terms of frequency of appearances of keywords were mental health (93), followed by anxiety (80), mental disease (68), depression (64), mental stress (34), and social isolation. Conclusion: Over the last 2 years a large number of publications have emerged in the area of COVID-19 and psychology from India. Keywords: Covid-19, Psychology, India, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics. Keywords:Bibliometrics, COVID-19, India, Psychology, Scientometrics.View:PDF (579.03 KB)
Highlights
Covid-19 pandemic has affected mentally almost all human beings
It has led to significant negative mental health impact on the population in general and more so in those who have suffered from the infection and those caring for patients with
Some of the bibliometric studies from India have focused on the research on mental health[3,4,5] and sleep disorder,[6] none of the bibliometric study has focused on the publications emerging from India on the topic of “Covid-19 and Psychology”
Summary
Covid-19 pandemic has affected mentally almost all human beings. It has led to significant negative mental health impact on the population in general and more so in those who have suffered from the infection and those caring for patients withCovid-19. The publications on the psychological impact of the pandemic have been evaluated by using bibliometrics in some of the studies and these suggest that over the time period a significant amount of literature has emerged from different countries.[1,2]. These publications suggest that initially most of the literature has emerged from China. Some of the bibliometric studies from India have focused on the research on mental health[3,4,5] and sleep disorder,[6] none of the bibliometric study has focused on the publications emerging from India on the topic of “Covid-19 and Psychology”. The main focus of the study was to assess the publications output from India on this topic, in terms of overall aspects such as its global share, citation impact, extent of funded research and international collaborations, leading
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