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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases
Published on: October 24, 2019
The impact of COVID-19-related chronic disease is gradually emerging: discovery and trends from a bibliometric
Guangcheng Huang1, Yue Yang2, Fan Cheng3
1School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, P. R. China.
Insights
This study surveyed COVID-19 and chronic disease research, finding urology/nephrology most active. Hematology and immunology show high citation rates, suggesting future research potential in these areas.
Area of Science:
- Medical Research
- Public Health
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about its long-term effects on human health, particularly regarding chronic diseases.
- Understanding the research landscape of COVID-19's impact on chronic conditions is crucial for guiding future scientific inquiry.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a comprehensive literature survey on COVID-19-related chronic diseases.
- To identify key research areas, influential publications, and global contributions to this field.
- To inform future research directions for understanding and managing chronic health conditions post-COVID-19.
Main Methods:
- A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed and Web of Science databases.
- Keywords included COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Chronic Disease, and Noncommunicable Diseases.
- Bibliometric analysis was employed to extract data on publications, journals, research areas, countries, and funding agencies. Highly cited papers were identified and analyzed.
Main Results:
- A total of 1034 English-language publications were analyzed.
- Urology/nephrology emerged as the most active research area, followed by hematology and immunology, which demonstrated high citation rates.
- The United States of America (USA) led in research output, with the USA, Europe, and China being major sources of highly cited articles.
Conclusions:
- The impact of COVID-19 on chronic diseases is a significant area of scientific interest.
- Hematology and immunology are promising fields for continued research into COVID-19's chronic effects.
- Further research is essential to fully characterize the long-term health consequences of COVID-19.
Objective:
To conduct a literature survey of COVID-19-related chronic diseases to inform future research.
Methods:
Publications on COVID-19 and chronic disease were retrieved from PubMed using MeSH Major Topic, including the terms COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Chronic Disease and Noncommunicable Diseases. Bibliometric features, journals, research areas, countries, funding agencies and citation reports, were extracted from Web of Science and highly cited papers identified and summarized. Fisher's exact probability test was used to associate highly cited papers with countries.
Results:
A total of 1034 English-language publications were included. Urology/nephrology was the most active research area (n=230), PLOS ONE the most frequently involved journal (n=29) and the United States of America (USA) had the greatest research output (n=223). A medium number of publications were in the areas of hematology and immunology and these papers had a high citation rate. No statistically significant difference was found in the ratio of highly cited papers: total papers across high-output countries (P=0.668). The USA, Europe and China were the sources of the most highly cited articles and productive funding agencies.
Conclusions:
The influence of COVID-19 on chronic disease has received considerable attention. Hematology and immunology may continue to be productive research fields. Much research remains to be done to characterize the emerging chronic effects of COVID-19 on human health.
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