An analysis of COVID-19 and WHO global research roadmap: knowledge mapping and future research agenda

Mohammad Ashraful Mobin (), Masnun Mahi (), M. Kabir Hassan, Marzia Habib (), Shabiha Akter () and Tahmina Hassan
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Mohammad Ashraful Mobin: iFINTELL Business Intelligence
Masnun Mahi: iFINTELL Business Intelligence
Marzia Habib: iFINTELL Business Intelligence
Shabiha Akter: iFINTELL Business Intelligence
Tahmina Hassan: Independent Public Health Researcher

Eurasian Economic Review, 2023, vol. 13, issue 1, No 2, 35-56

Abstract: Abstract In this study, we review the publications on the COVID-19 pandemic indexed in the Scopus database from 1st January to 15th October 2020, using bibliometric analysis. In essence, we evaluate the publications against the global research roadmap outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO). We find that academic publications are contributed by researchers worldwide, with the USA and China being the top contributors in several parameters. We show that most publications are clustered around the issues related to the outbreak, diagnosis, candidate medicine, and disease treatment by analyzing publication keywords. Besides, considerable importance is given to unravel the connection between the present viral disease with its previous strains and the anxiety and stress-related problems that arise from the COVID-19. We further visualize the knowledge structure of the publication with thematic mapping and illustrate that mental health-related research denotes a specialized research theme besides public health issues being the basic theme. Our findings aid to comprehend how the scholarly publications have developed to address the prioritized research agendas by the WHO. Thus, our study can guide researchers to explore the less studied areas. Consequently, it will assist policymakers and governments in developing integrated and effective policies to fight the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; Bibliometric; Knowledge mapping; Science mapping; World Health Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H12 I10 I18 Y10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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