[An analysis of global research on SARS-CoV-2]

Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi. 2020 Apr 25;37(2):236-245. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202002034.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 has been spread to 26 countries around the world since its outbreak. By February 16, 2020, more than 68 000 people had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Researchers from all over the world have carried out timely studies on this public health emergency and produced a number of scientific publications. This review aims to re-analyze and summarize the current research findings in a timely manner to guide scholars in relevant fields to further SARS-CoV-2 research and assist healthcare professionals in their work and decision-making. The SARS-CoV-2 related terms were selected in both English and Chinese and were searched in several major databases, including Pubmed, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases. The reference list of each search result was screened for relevance, which was further supplemented to the search results. The included studies were categorized by topics with key characteristics extracted, re-analyzed, and summarized. A total of 301 articles were finally included with 136 in Chinese and 165 in English. The number of publications has rapidly increased since mid-January, 2020, and a peak day was 6th February on which 50 articles were published. The top three countries publishing articles were China, the United States and the United Kingdom. The Lancet and its specialty journals have published the most articles, with contribution also from journals such as New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM), The Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA), and Nature. All articles were categorized into epidemiology, clinical diagnosis and treatment, basic research, pregnant women and children, mental health, epidemic prevention & control, and others. The literatures related to SARS-CoV-2 are emerging rapidly. It is necessary to sort out and summarize the research topic in time, which has a good reference value for staff in different positions. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the judgment of the quality of literatures.

自新型冠状病毒疫情暴发以来,全球已有 26 个国家受到影响,截止 2020 年 2 月 16 日,确诊人数累计超过 6.8 万,世界各国纷纷开展相关研究并发表论文。本文拟及时梳理研究信息,辅助不同岗位工作者在实践或研究中的决策。用新型冠状病毒肺炎(简称新冠肺炎)相关的中英文检索词在 Pubmed、Web of Science、CNKI、万方数据库、维普数据库(VIP database)中进行检索并补充相关专栏文献,对纳入研究的基本信息进行分布描述并对各研究主题的文献进行梳理和总结。最终纳入 301 篇文献,自 1 月中旬论文发表呈上升趋势,2 月 6 日单日发表达 50 篇;发表相关论文最多的国家及地区分别是中国内地、美国、英国等; Lancet 及其子刊发表文章数量最多, The New England Journal of MedicineNEJM)、 The Journal of the American Medical AssociationJAMA)、 Nature 等期刊也纷纷发表相关论文。本文就流行病学、临床特征及诊疗、基础研究、儿童孕妇、心理防护、疫情防控管理等研究方向对新冠肺炎相关研究进行了梳理和总结。.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; bibliometrics; recommended learning list.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • Bibliometrics*
  • Biomedical Research / trends*
  • COVID-19
  • China
  • Coronavirus Infections*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics*
  • Periodicals as Topic
  • Pneumonia, Viral*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Grants and funding

四川省科技厅重大项目(2018SZ0353);四川大学华西医院新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情科技攻关项目(HX-2019-nCoV-035)