RT journal article
T1 Global trends in coronavirus research at the time of Covid-19: A general bibliometric approach and content analysis using SciMAT
A1 Herrera-Viedma, Enrique
A1 López-Robles, José-Ricardo
A1 Guallar, Javier
A1 Cobo Martín, Manuel Jesús
A2 Ingeniería Informática
K1 Covid-19
K1 Coronavirus
K1 Pandemics
K1 Virus diseases
K1 Novel coronavirus
K1 Co-word analysis
K1 Strategic intelligence
K1 Mapping analysis
K1 Bibliometric analysis
K1 SciMAT
AB Covid-19 represents the greatest challenge facing mankind today. In December 2019, several cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology were reported from China. This coronavirus infection subsequently identified as Covid-19 aroused worldwide concern. As a result, the scientific community has focused attention on Covid-19, as revealed by recent research reported in literature based on a holistic approach. In this regard, this study conducts a bibliometric analysis of coronavirus research in the literature with an emphasis on Covid-19 disease, using as a reference the publications in the Web of Science Core Collection from 1970 to 2020. This research analyzes 12,571 publications from 1970 to (April 18) 2020 by applying advanced bibliometric techniques in SciMAT bibliometric analysis software. The current research therefore provides a complete conceptual analysis of the main coronavirus types and strains in the literature by quantifying the main bibliometric performance indicators, identifying the main authors, organizations, countries, sources, and research areas, and evaluating the development of this field. Furthermore, a science map is constructed to understand the corresponding intellectual structure and main research lines (themes). SciMAT thereby offers a complete approach to the field and evaluates the main performance indicators related to coronavirus, with a focus on Covid-19. Finally, this research serves as a framework to strengthen existing research lines and develop new ones, establishing synergistic relationships that were not visible without the maps generated herein.
PB EDICIONES PROFESIONALES INFORMACION SL-EPI,
SN 1386-6710
YR 2020
FD 2020-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23564
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23564
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 13-nov-2026