The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic review
Background: Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),causative pathogen of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has triggered a pandemic with challenges for health care systems around the world. Researchers have studied and published on the subject of SAR...
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| author | Suhaib JS. Ahmad Konstantinos Degiannis Joseph Borucki Sjaak Pouwels David Laith Rawaf Marion Head Chun Hei Li Rami Archid Ahmed R. Ahmed Anil Lala Wasif Raza Katie Mellor Doerte Wichmann Aristomenis Exadaktylos |
| author_facet | Suhaib JS. Ahmad Konstantinos Degiannis Joseph Borucki Sjaak Pouwels David Laith Rawaf Marion Head Chun Hei Li Rami Archid Ahmed R. Ahmed Anil Lala Wasif Raza Katie Mellor Doerte Wichmann Aristomenis Exadaktylos |
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| description | Background: Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),causative pathogen of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has triggered a pandemic with challenges for health care systems around the world. Researchers have studied and published on the subject of SARS-CoV-2 and the disease extensively. What is the significance of articles published, shared and cited in the early stages of such a pandemic? Materials and methods: A systematic literature search in a time frame of 12 months and analysis rating using Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) were performed. Results: The 100 most cited COVID-19 articles were identified. The majority of these articles were from China (n = 54), followed by United States of America (USA) (n = 21) and United Kingdom (UK) (n = 8). All articles were published in high-ranked, peer-reviewed journals, with research focusing onthe the diagnosis, transmission and therapy of COVID-19. The level of evidence of the 100 most cited COVID-19 articles on average was low. Conclusion: In the early stages of a pandemic, new and innovative research can emerge and be highly cited, regardless of the level of evidence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e0ece07dc6549e8846b761777baa3da2023-04-19T04:22:25ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752023-03-0152101094The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic reviewSuhaib JS. Ahmad0Konstantinos Degiannis1Joseph Borucki2Sjaak Pouwels3David Laith Rawaf4Marion Head5Chun Hei Li6Rami Archid7Ahmed R. Ahmed8Anil Lala9Wasif Raza10Katie Mellor11Doerte Wichmann12Aristomenis Exadaktylos13Department of General Surgery, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wales, UK; Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Corresponding author. Department of General Surgery, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wales, UK.Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of Saarland, University of Saarland, Homburg, Germany; Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UKDepartment of General, Abdominal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Helios Klinikum Krefeld, GermanyWHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education & Training, Imperial College London, London, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wales, UKVascular Institute, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Imperial College London, London, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wales, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wales, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wales, UKDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Eberhard-Karls-University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandBackground: Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),causative pathogen of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has triggered a pandemic with challenges for health care systems around the world. Researchers have studied and published on the subject of SARS-CoV-2 and the disease extensively. What is the significance of articles published, shared and cited in the early stages of such a pandemic? Materials and methods: A systematic literature search in a time frame of 12 months and analysis rating using Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) were performed. Results: The 100 most cited COVID-19 articles were identified. The majority of these articles were from China (n = 54), followed by United States of America (USA) (n = 21) and United Kingdom (UK) (n = 8). All articles were published in high-ranked, peer-reviewed journals, with research focusing onthe the diagnosis, transmission and therapy of COVID-19. The level of evidence of the 100 most cited COVID-19 articles on average was low. Conclusion: In the early stages of a pandemic, new and innovative research can emerge and be highly cited, regardless of the level of evidence.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297523000136COVID-19Intensive careICU careCitationsSARS-CoV-2 |
| spellingShingle | Suhaib JS. Ahmad Konstantinos Degiannis Joseph Borucki Sjaak Pouwels David Laith Rawaf Marion Head Chun Hei Li Rami Archid Ahmed R. Ahmed Anil Lala Wasif Raza Katie Mellor Doerte Wichmann Aristomenis Exadaktylos The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic review New Microbes and New Infections COVID-19 Intensive care ICU care Citations SARS-CoV-2 |
| title | The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic review |
| title_full | The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic review |
| title_short | The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic review |
| title_sort | most influential covid 19 articles a systematic review |
| topic | COVID-19 Intensive care ICU care Citations SARS-CoV-2 |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297523000136 |
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