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Honorato-Cia C, Cacho-Asenjo E, Martinez-Simon A, Aquerreta I, Núñez-Córdoba JM. Long COVID Research, 2020-2024: A PubMed-Based Bibliometric Analysis. Healthcare (Basel) 2025; 13:298. [PMID: 39942487 PMCID: PMC11816931 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13030298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2024] [Revised: 01/17/2025] [Accepted: 01/27/2025] [Indexed: 02/16/2025] Open
Abstract
Long COVID is a SARS-CoV-2 infection-associated chronic condition with great potential to impact health and socioeconomic outcomes. The research efforts to face the challenges related to long COVID have resulted in a substantial amount of publications, which warrants the need for bibliometric profiling. This is a large-scale PubMed-based bibliometric analysis of more than 390,000 COVID-19 publications. The overall aim was to update the profile of long COVID publications in comparison with the rest of the COVID-19 scientific literature through December 2024. The estimated proportion of long COVID publications was relatively low (2.3% of all COVID-19 publications), although the cumulative frequency (n = 8928) continues to pose a challenge for proper information management. Currently, "treatment" and "mechanism" appear to be the most predominant research topics in the long COVID literature. Interestingly, this evaluation revealed a distinctive profile of the long COVID literature, with a clear preponderance of "case report" and "mechanism" research topics when compared with other COVID-19 publications. This evaluation also identified and ranked the most prolific scientific journals in the production of long COVID-related publications. This study may improve the visibility of long COVID research and contribute to the management of the growing scientific knowledge on long COVID.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristina Honorato-Cia
- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Pharmacy Service, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Research Support Service, Central Clinical Trials Unit, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Navarra, 31009 Pamplona, Spain
- Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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Kinoshita M, Sakai Y, Tanaka K. Relative publication output and international collaboration in anaesthesiology and pain medicine: a bibliometric analysis from 1996 to 2021. Br J Anaesth 2023; 131:e53-e55. [PMID: 37330311 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023] Open
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- Michiko Kinoshita
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
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- Division of Anaesthesiology, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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Navarro-Ballester A, Merino-Bonilla JA, Ros-Mendoza LH, Marco-Doménech SF. Publications on COVID-19 in radiology journals in 2020 and 2021: bibliometric citation and co-citation network analysis. Eur Radiol 2023; 33:3103-3114. [PMID: 36571605 PMCID: PMC9791158 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-09340-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has led to the rapid publication of numerous radiology articles, primarily focused on disease diagnosis. The objective of this study is to analyze the intellectual structure of radiology research on COVID-19 using a citation and co-citation analysis. METHODS We identified all documents about COVID-19 published in radiology journals included in the Web of Science in the period 2020-2021, conducting a citation analysis. Then we identified all bibliographic references that were cited by these documents, generating a co-citation matrix that was used to perform a co-citation network. RESULTS Of the 3418 documents indexed in WoS, 857 were initially "Early Access," 2223 had citations, 393 had more than 20 citations, and 83 had more than 100 citations. The USA had the highest number of publications (32.62%) and China had the highest rate of funded studies (45.38%). The three authors with the most publications were affiliated with Italian institutions, while the five most cited authors were Chinese. A total of 647 publications were co-cited at least 12 times and were published in 206 different journals, with 49% of the documents found in radiology journals. The institutions with the greatest presence among these co-cited articles were Chinese and American. CONCLUSION This co-citation analysis is the first to focus exclusively on radiology articles on COVID-19. Our study confirms the existence of interrelated thematic clusters with different specific weights. KEY POINTS • As the pandemic caused by SARS-Cov-2 has led to the rapid publication of numerous radiology studies in a short time period, a bibliometric review based on citation and co-citation analysis has been conducted. • The co-citation analysis supported the identification of key themes in the study of COVID-19 in radiology publications. • Many of the most co-cited articles belong to a heterogeneous group of publications, with authors from countries that are far apart and even from different disciplines.
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- Antonio Navarro-Ballester
- Radiology Department, Hospital General Universitari de Castelló, Benicasim avenue, 128. P.C.: 12,004, Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Santiago Apóstol, Carretera de Orón, s/n, 09200, Miranda de Ebro, Burgos, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, P.º de Isabel la Católica, 1-3, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Hospital General Universitari de Castelló, Benicasim avenue, 128. P.C.: 12,004, Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, Spain
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Hermann B, Benghanem S, Jouan Y, Lafarge A, Beurton A. The positive impact of COVID-19 on critical care: from unprecedented challenges to transformative changes, from the perspective of young intensivists. Ann Intensive Care 2023; 13:28. [PMID: 37039936 PMCID: PMC10088619 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-023-01118-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023] Open
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Over the past 2 years, SARS-CoV-2 infection has resulted in numerous hospitalizations and deaths worldwide. As young intensivists, we have been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and it has been an intense learning experience affecting all aspects of our specialty. Critical care was put forward as a priority and managed to adapt to the influx of patients and the growing demand for beds, financial and material resources, thereby highlighting its flexibility and central role in the healthcare system. Intensivists assumed an essential and unprecedented role in public life, which was important when claiming for indispensable material and human investments. Physicians and researchers around the world worked hand-in-hand to advance research and better manage this disease by integrating a rapidly growing body of evidence into guidelines. Our daily ethical practices and communication with families were challenged by the massive influx of patients and restricted visitation policies, forcing us to improve our collaboration with other specialties and innovate with new communication channels. However, the picture was not all bright, and some of these achievements are already fading over time despite the ongoing pandemic and hospital crisis. In addition, the pandemic has demonstrated the need to improve the working conditions and well-being of critical care workers to cope with the current shortage of human resources. Despite the gloomy atmosphere, we remain optimistic. In this ten-key points review, we outline our vision on how to capitalize on the lasting impact of the pandemic to face future challenges and foster transformative changes of critical care for the better.
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- Bertrand Hermann
- Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (HEGP), Groupe hospitalo-universitaire Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Centre - Université Paris Cité (GHU AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité), Paris, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- INSERM U1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris (IPNP), Paris, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- INSERM U1266, Institut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de Paris (IPNP), Paris, France
- Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, Hôpital Cochin, Groupe hospitalo-universitaire Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Centre - Université Paris Cité (GHU AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité), Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, CHRU Tours, Tours, France
- Service de Réanimation Chirurgicale Cardiovasculaire & Chirurgie Cardiaque, CHRU Tours, Tours, France
- INSERM U1100 Centre d'Etudes des Pathologies Respiratoires, Faculté de Médecine de Tours, Tours, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, Hôpital Saint Louis, Groupe hospitalo-universitaire Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Nord - Université Paris Cité (AP-HP Nord - Université Paris Cité), Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, Groupe hospitalo-universitaire Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université (GHU AP-HP Sorbonne Université), Paris, France.
- Service de Médecine Intensive - Réanimation, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Groupe hospitalo-universitaire Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
- UMRS 1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
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Zhang F, Ye J, Bai Y, Wang H, Wang W. Exercise-Based Renal Rehabilitation: A Bibliometric Analysis From 1969 to 2021. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:842919. [PMID: 35386913 PMCID: PMC8977625 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.842919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing global health challenge with an increasing incidence rate. Exercise-based renal rehabilitation is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, and comprehensive intervention designed to improve the physical and psychological condition of patients with CKD. The knowledge structure, research hotspots, and development trends in exercise-based renal rehabilitation have not been systematically described. The aim of this study was to provide a bibliometric perspective of the progress in this field. Publications about exercise-based renal rehabilitation were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, using the terms "exercise," "physical activity," and "chronic kidney disease." Annual publications, subject categories, countries, authors, references, and keywords in this field were visually analyzed using the Citespace, VOSview, and Excel software. A total of 4,610 publications were analyzed, with a steady increase in publications in the field. Overall, the United States is the major contributor to the study of exercise-based renal rehabilitation. Johansen KL and Painter P are the key researchers in this field. Keyword analysis shows that research hotspots in this field include exercise/physical activity for different stages of CKD, exercise-based renal rehabilitation for frailty, and physical activity management for CKD. These findings will make understanding exercise-based renal rehabilitation research better and inform about future research ideas.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Blood Purification Center, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anorectal, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Blood Purification Center, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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