Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysis
IntroductionAs the first bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 and immune responses, this study will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research advances. We attempt to summarize the scientific productivity and cooperation across countries and institutions using the bibliometric methodology....
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-08-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.939053/full |
| _version_ | 1818490252448235520 |
|---|---|
| author | Yun Xia Ren-qi Yao Ren-qi Yao Peng-yue Zhao Zheng-bo Tao Li-yu Zheng Hui-ting Zhou Yong-ming Yao Xue-min Song |
| author_facet | Yun Xia Ren-qi Yao Ren-qi Yao Peng-yue Zhao Zheng-bo Tao Li-yu Zheng Hui-ting Zhou Yong-ming Yao Xue-min Song |
| author_sort | Yun Xia |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | IntroductionAs the first bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 and immune responses, this study will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research advances. We attempt to summarize the scientific productivity and cooperation across countries and institutions using the bibliometric methodology. Meanwhile, using clustering analysis of keywords, we revealed the evolution of research hotspots and predicted future research focuses, thereby providing valuable information for the follow-up studies.MethodsWe selected publications on COVID-19 and immune response using our pre-designed search strategy. Web of Science was applied to screen the eligible publications for subsequent bibliometric analyses. GraphPad Prism 8.0, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace were applied to analyze the research trends and compared the contributions of countries, authors, institutions, and journals to the global publications in this field.ResultsWe identified 2,200 publications on COVID-19 and immune response published between December 1, 2019, and April 25, 2022, with a total of 3,154 citations. The United States (611), China (353), and Germany (209) ranked the top three in terms of the number of publications, accounting for 53.3% of the total articles. Among the top 15 institutions publishing articles in this area, four were from France, four were from the United States, and three were from China. The journal Frontiers in Immunology published the most articles (178) related to COVID-19 and immune response. Alessandro Sette (31 publications) from the United States were the most productive and influential scholar in this field, whose publications with the most citation frequency (3,633). Furthermore, the development and evaluation of vaccines might become a hotspot in relevant scope.ConclusionsThe United States makes the most indispensable contribution in this field in terms of publication numbers, total citations, and H-index. Although publications from China also take the lead regarding quality and quantity, their international cooperation and preclinical research need to be further strengthened. Regarding the citation frequency and the total number of published articles, the latest research progress might be tracked in the top-ranking journals in this field. By analyzing the chronological order of the appearance of retrieved keywords, we speculated that vaccine-related research might be the novel focus in this field. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-10T17:14:18Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-c43a25f6abc4403dbddb18cc19e2d75e |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2296-2565 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-10T17:14:18Z |
| publishDate | 2022-08-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Public Health |
| spelling | doaj.art-c43a25f6abc4403dbddb18cc19e2d75e2022-12-22T01:40:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-08-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.939053939053Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysisYun Xia0Ren-qi Yao1Ren-qi Yao2Peng-yue Zhao3Zheng-bo Tao4Li-yu Zheng5Hui-ting Zhou6Yong-ming Yao7Xue-min Song8Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaTranslational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division and Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Burn Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Orthopedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, ChinaTranslational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division and Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaTranslational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division and Fourth Medical Center of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaIntroductionAs the first bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 and immune responses, this study will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research advances. We attempt to summarize the scientific productivity and cooperation across countries and institutions using the bibliometric methodology. Meanwhile, using clustering analysis of keywords, we revealed the evolution of research hotspots and predicted future research focuses, thereby providing valuable information for the follow-up studies.MethodsWe selected publications on COVID-19 and immune response using our pre-designed search strategy. Web of Science was applied to screen the eligible publications for subsequent bibliometric analyses. GraphPad Prism 8.0, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace were applied to analyze the research trends and compared the contributions of countries, authors, institutions, and journals to the global publications in this field.ResultsWe identified 2,200 publications on COVID-19 and immune response published between December 1, 2019, and April 25, 2022, with a total of 3,154 citations. The United States (611), China (353), and Germany (209) ranked the top three in terms of the number of publications, accounting for 53.3% of the total articles. Among the top 15 institutions publishing articles in this area, four were from France, four were from the United States, and three were from China. The journal Frontiers in Immunology published the most articles (178) related to COVID-19 and immune response. Alessandro Sette (31 publications) from the United States were the most productive and influential scholar in this field, whose publications with the most citation frequency (3,633). Furthermore, the development and evaluation of vaccines might become a hotspot in relevant scope.ConclusionsThe United States makes the most indispensable contribution in this field in terms of publication numbers, total citations, and H-index. Although publications from China also take the lead regarding quality and quantity, their international cooperation and preclinical research need to be further strengthened. Regarding the citation frequency and the total number of published articles, the latest research progress might be tracked in the top-ranking journals in this field. By analyzing the chronological order of the appearance of retrieved keywords, we speculated that vaccine-related research might be the novel focus in this field.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.939053/fullSARS-CoV-2COVID-19immune responsesepsisbibliometric analysis |
| spellingShingle | Yun Xia Ren-qi Yao Ren-qi Yao Peng-yue Zhao Zheng-bo Tao Li-yu Zheng Hui-ting Zhou Yong-ming Yao Xue-min Song Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysis Frontiers in Public Health SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 immune response sepsis bibliometric analysis |
| title | Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_full | Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_fullStr | Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_short | Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysis |
| title_sort | publication trends of research on covid 19 and host immune response a bibliometric analysis |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 immune response sepsis bibliometric analysis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.939053/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT yunxia publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis AT renqiyao publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis AT renqiyao publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis AT pengyuezhao publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis AT zhengbotao publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis AT liyuzheng publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis AT huitingzhou publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis AT yongmingyao publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis AT xueminsong publicationtrendsofresearchoncovid19andhostimmuneresponseabibliometricanalysis |