Scientometrics of Coronavirus over the last fifty years in global science publication

The global spread of coronavirus has led to significant knowledge in this regard in a reputable international citation database. The present study aimed to monitor, observe, and quantitatively evaluate the above outputs for ۵۰ years in the field of coronavirus. All coronavirus publications (۵,۱۲۸ documents) indexed on the WOS database between ۱۹۷۰ and ۲۰۱۹ are included in this article’s statistical population. Excel ۲۰۱۶ software was used to identify keywords from medical subject headings (MeSH) .Publications in global coronavirus science fluctuated in different periods. The highest amount of scientific publications in ۲۰۰۵ (۳۴۹ documents) and the highest number of citations (۱۱۳۸۵) are related to ۲۰۱۹. Enjuanes L, USA, and the University of Hong Kong are the world’s most prolific coronavirus scientists, countries, and organizations in the last half-century .Results showed a direct relationship between coronavirus family outbreaks and the number of global publications in this area. The quality of researchers’ products in this field has been influenced by researchers’ scientometric, thought-provoking, and self-citation methods .Knowledge of coronavirus scientometric studies results is essential for researchers and policymakers to identify more appropriate treatment goals, make better decisions, and provide more effective solutions in the shortest possible time.

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Coronavirus ، COVID-۱۹ ، ۲۰۱۹-nCoV ، Coronavirus infection ، Scientometrics