A Bibliometric Analysis of Personal Protective Equipment and COVID-19 Researches

Yu Zhang; Man Hu; Junwu Wang; Pingchuan Wang; Pengzhi Shi; Wenjie Zhao; Xin Liu; Qing Peng; Bo Meng; Xinmin Feng; Liang Zhang

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.855633

A Bibliometric Analysis of Personal Protective Equipment and COVID-19 Researches

Front Public Health. 2022 Apr 29:10:855633. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.855633. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Yu Zhang¹, Man Hu², Junwu Wang¹, Pingchuan Wang¹, Pengzhi Shi², Wenjie Zhao², Xin Liu¹, Qing Peng¹, Bo Meng², Xinmin Feng¹, Liang Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
² Department of Orthopedics, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.

Abstract

COVID-19, which occurred at the end of December 2019, has evolved into a global public health threat and affects every aspect of human life. COVID-19's high infectivity and mortality prompted governments and the scientific community to respond quickly to the pandemic outbreak. The application of personal protective equipment (PPE) is of great significance in overcoming the epidemic situation. Since the discovery of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), bibliometric analysis has been widely used in many aspects of the COVID-19 epidemic. Although there are many reported studies about PPE and COVID-19, there is no study on the bibliometric analysis of these studies. The citation can be used as an indicator of the scientific influence of an article in its field. The aim of this study was to track the research trends and latest hotspots of COVID-19 in PPE by means of bibliometrics and visualization maps.

Keywords: COVID-19; VOSviewer; bibliometric; personal protective equipment; transmission.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bibliometrics
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Humans
Pandemics / prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment
SARS-CoV-2