A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

Background: Covid-19 was subsequently called after an infectious disease that was first recognized as an unknown virus, causing an increase in the frequency of pneumonia patients. The causes, effects, prevention measures, and reasons for its spread were unknown to this consequence and stressed the urgent need to control its spread. Researchers worldwide published various science publications on Covid-19 after studying its symptoms, potential causes, and consequences. Following this surge of academic literature, it becomes essential to assess the trends in the Covid-19 research domain The present study summarizes the characteristics of Covid-19-related documents published during the pandemic. Methods: On June 29th, 2020, the bibliographic data for this study were taken from the Scopus database. The Scopus database was searched using four keywords based on "title, abstract, and keywords" criteria. No restriction on language was applied, considering covid-19 as a recent topic. The methodology involved the application of bibliometric analysis covering a series of parameters. Results: The investigation revealed that almost all but a small number of the documents would be produced in 2020 (99.32%). Of the three types of documents, article (94.16%) has the highest share. All documents are produced in 7 languages, and the majority (94.56%) of these are in English. Covid-19-related documents are published in 74 countries, with the United States (n=218) being the primary producer (n=218). According to the statistics, the most prolific author is Liu Y. (n=03), while the top journal is Sustainability (Switzerland) (n=27). Also, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, United Kingdom (n=06) is the leading organization in Covid-19 related publications.