ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The
pandemic of the new
coronavirus has culminated in a scientific
race to seek
knowledge about this
virus and its
treatments ,
vaccines and preventive
strategies , in order to reduce its impact on
healthcare and
economics worldwide. Hence, it is important to recognize the efforts of
researchers who are at the forefront of investigations relating to the new
coronavirus .
OBJECTIVE: The present study was carried out with the aim of analyzing the world scientific
production relating to COVID-19. DESIGN AND
SETTING: Exploratory and descriptive bibliometric study conducted in the city of Teresina (PI),
Brazil .
METHOD: ISI Web of
Knowledge /Web of
Science (WOS) was chosen as the database. Data-gathering was carried out in May 2020. The
data analysis was performed using the HistCiteTM
software , version 9.8.24, and the VOSviewer
bibliometric analysis software , version 1.6.8.
RESULTS: 2,625 published
papers that included
descriptors within the scope of this investigation were identified. These articles were published in 859 different journals that are indexed in WOS, by 9,791 authors
who were linked to 3,365
research institutions, located in 105 countries.
CONCLUSION: Ascertaining scientific
production through a
bibliometric analysis is important in order to guide
researchers on what has already been produced and what is being researched, so as to be able to
address gaps in
knowledge through
future research .