Ahmad, Suhaib Js; Degiannis, Konstantinos; Borucki, Joseph; Pouwels, Sjaak; Rawaf, David Laith; Head, Marion; Li, Chun Hei; Archid, Rami; Ahmed, Ahmed R; Lala, Anil; Raza, Wasif; Mellor, Katie; Wichmann, Doerte; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis (2023). The most influential COVID-19 articles: A systematic review. New microbes and new infections, 52(101094), p. 101094. Elsevier 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101094
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BACKGROUND
Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),causative pathogen of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has triggered a pandemic with challenges for health care systems around the world. Researchers have studied and published on the subject of SARS-CoV-2 and the disease extensively. What is the significance of articles published, shared and cited in the early stages of such a pandemic?
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A systematic literature search in a time frame of 12 months and analysis rating using Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) were performed.
RESULTS
The 100 most cited COVID-19 articles were identified. The majority of these articles were from China (n = 54), followed by United States of America (USA) (n = 21) and United Kingdom (UK) (n = 8). All articles were published in high-ranked, peer-reviewed journals, with research focusing onthe the diagnosis, transmission and therapy of COVID-19. The level of evidence of the 100 most cited COVID-19 articles on average was low.
CONCLUSION
In the early stages of a pandemic, new and innovative research can emerge and be highly cited, regardless of the level of evidence.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > University Emergency Center |
UniBE Contributor: |
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2052-2975 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
27 Feb 2023 12:43 |
Last Modified: |
05 Mar 2023 02:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101094 |
PubMed ID: |
36816491 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
COVID-19 Citations ICU care Intensive care SARS-CoV-2 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/179168 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/179168 |
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