Research Progress of Coronavirus Based on Bibliometric Analysis

Fei Zhai, Yuxuan Zhai, Chuang Cong, Tingyan Song, Rongwu Xiang, Tianyi Feng, Zhengxuan Liang, Ya Zeng, Jing Yang, Jie Yang and Jiankun Liang
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Fei Zhai: School of Medical Equipment, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
Yuxuan Zhai: School of Medical Equipment, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
Chuang Cong: Shenyang Health Service and Administrative Law Enforcement Center, Shenyang 110031, China
Tingyan Song: School of Medical Equipment, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
Rongwu Xiang: School of Medical Equipment, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
Tianyi Feng: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Zhengxuan Liang: Pharmaceutical Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Ya Zeng: School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
Jing Yang: School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
Jie Yang: School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
Jiankun Liang: School of Medical Equipment, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Background: COVID-19 has become one of the most serious global epidemics in the 21st Century. This study aims to explore the distribution of research capabilities of countries, institutions, and researchers, and the hotspots and frontiers of coronavirus research in the past two decades. In it, references for funding support of urgent projects and international cooperation among research institutions are provided. Method: the Web of Science core collection database was used to retrieve the documents related to coronavirus published from 2003 to 2020. Citespace.5.6.R2, VOSviewer1.6.12, and Excel 2016 were used for bibliometric analysis. Results: 11,036 documents were retrieved, of which China and the United States have contributed the most coronavirus studies, Hong Kong University being the top contributor. Regarding journals, the Journal of Virology has contributed the most, while in terms of researchers, Yuen Kwok Yung has made the most contributions. The proportion of documents published by international cooperation has been rising for decades. Vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 are under development, and clinical trials of several drugs are ongoing. Conclusions: international cooperation is an important way to accelerate research progress and achieve success. Developing corresponding vaccines and drugs are the current hotspots and research directions.

Keywords: bibliometrics; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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