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Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the bibliometric indicators of scientific production available in online journals that address Covid-19. Method: bibliometric study using Bradford's Law, network maps and textual statistics conducted with publications available in databases, from January to March 2020. Results: the sample consisted of 110 scientific articles. The main authors of the studies were linked to 83 institutions in 30 countries, giving priority to medical training. China was the country that published the most, providing a large number of research data. Patients infected with Covid-19 and the population in general made up the study populations and the hospital environment was the place where most of the research was performed. The journal with the highest number of publications has a high scientific influence among academic journals. The predominance of themes about Covid-19 was observed through the analysis of terms. Conclusion: bibliometric indicators indicate existing directions and gaps in the scientific production of Covid-19, which will assist in the development of future research, especially at the national level.
Highlights
In December 2019, The World Health Organization (WHO) reported several cases of viral pneumonia with unknown causes in Wuhan which spread rapidly throughout China.[1]
The present study has the following question as its guiding principle: what are the bibliometric indicators of scientific production available in online journals concerning Covid-19? the research aims to characterize the bibliometric indicators of scientific production available in online journals that address Covid-19. This is a descriptive bibliometric study, with a document-based quantitative approach, which consists of quantifying scientific production and communication with the aim of disseminating publications, the productivity of authors and institutions, in order to highlight the growth of science and the impact of publications in the international scenario.[9]
The inclusion criteria for the sample selection were established as: scientific articles published from January to March 2020 whose title included the term Covid-19, with studies focused on the human species, which were made available in full for online access and included in the following modalities: case report, experience report, original and review
Summary
In December 2019, The World Health Organization (WHO) reported several cases of viral pneumonia with unknown causes in Wuhan which spread rapidly throughout China.[1] In January 2020, the disease was associated with the coronavirus and identified as a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2).[2]. In China, in March 2020 there were already 80,303 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 2,597 documented deaths, in addition to a total of 12,536 cases identified in 74 other countries. As of March 3, 2020, the mortality rate for COVID-19 was approximately 3.0%.3. Covid-19 is a new highly contagious infectious disease that causes inflammation in the respiratory system, and is rapidly spread.[3] The first clinical and laboratory findings of Covid-19 disease are low to medium fever, dry cough, fatigue and normal counted leukocyte count, reduced lymphocyte count and high levels of highly sensitive C-reactive protein.[4]
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