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Bibliometric and visual analysis of cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19 research
Namin Wei1, Yan Xu1, Huan Wang2
1Standardization Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dispensing, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Insights
This bibliometric analysis reveals key trends in COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease (CVD) research. China, USA, England, and Italy lead, with active international collaboration, highlighting ACE2 and NF-κB as future research focuses.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics and Scientometrics
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global health since December 2019.
- Numerous studies have investigated the intricate relationship between cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and COVID-19.
- This study aims to provide a comprehensive bibliometric and visual analysis of the existing research landscape.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a bibliometric and visual analysis of the scientific literature on cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19.
- To identify leading countries, institutions, authors, and journals in this research area.
- To map the evolution of research topics and pinpoint future research directions.
Main Methods:
- A systematic search was performed on the Web of Science Core Collection database, retrieving 1,890 publications up to January 5, 2022.
- Scientometric analysis was conducted using Microsoft Office Excel and CiteSpace.
- Analysis covered document types, geographical distribution, institutional contributions, author impact, journal prevalence, citation networks, and keyword trends.
Main Results:
- Research on COVID-19 and CVDs is rapidly advancing, with China, USA, England, and Italy at the forefront.
- Harvard Medical School demonstrated high productivity and quality. Key authors include Banerjee A, Solomon SD, and Narula J.
- Popular research areas include acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, ACE2, insulin resistance, chloroquine, and mental health. ACE2 and NF-κB are identified as crucial for future studies.
Conclusions:
- This bibliometric analysis offers valuable insights into the COVID-19 and CVD research field.
- It identifies potential collaborators and highlights emerging research themes.
- The findings serve as a foundation for future, more in-depth investigations into the complex interplay between COVID-19 and cardiovascular health.
Background:
The global community has been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which emerged in December 2019. Since then, many studies have been conducted on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and COVID-19. The aim of this study was to perform a bibliometric and visual analysis of the published relationship between CVDs and COVID-19.
Methods:
1,890 publications were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database on January 5, 2022. Microsoft Office Excel and CiteSpace were then used to carry out scientometric analysis on the relevant literature according to seven aspects: document type, countries/regions, institutions, authors, journals, references, and keywords.
Results:
The research on CVDs and COVID-19 is currently in a period of rapid development, with China, USA, England, and Italy leading the field. There is active cooperation between most countries and institutions. Harvard Medical School stands out among the many institutions not only for the largest number of publications, but also for their high quality. Banerjee A, Solomon SD and Narula J are three representative authors in this field. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine was the journal with the highest number of published studies, and The Lancet was the most cited journal. Two documents with a high degree of significance in this field were identified. Popular research topics in this field are specific diseases, such as acute coronary syndrome and heart failure; pathogenesis related to ACE2, insulin resistance and pericyte; the specific therapeutic drug chloroquine; and clinical characteristics, physical activity, and mental health. ACE2 and NF-κB will be the focus of future research.
Conclusions:
This study provides useful information for the research of CVDs and COVID-19, including potential collaborators, popular research topics, and a reference for more extensive and in-depth research in the future.
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