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A Worldwide Bibliometric Analysis of Published Literature Assessing Fear of COVID-19.

Authors :
Cebrino, Jesús
Portero de la Cruz, Silvia
Source :
Clinics & Practice; Jun2024, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p672-684, 13p
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Many people experience intense fear of COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive visual overview of the published literature from 2020 to 2022 assessing fear of COVID-19. From 2020 to 2022, we employed the Scopus database to conduct a bibliometric analysis. We used the VOSviewer program to perform the author co-citation analysis, Mapchart to produce a worldwide map, and Wordart to make a word cloud image. From the 1769 records examined, 1654 (93.50%) were articles, with English being the most common language (96.31%). From 2020 to 2022, annual citations experienced significant growth (R<superscript>2</superscript> = 99.91%; p = 0.0195). The Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, France) and China led in terms of publication output (n = 36; n = 255). M. D. Griffiths authored the highest number of articles (n = 21). The most active journal was the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (n = 146), and the most prevalent keyword was "human/s" (11.51%). This bibliometric analysis evaluates the quality of the research on fear of the pandemic and the crisis management of COVID-19, which can provide managers and researchers with crucial insights for future decision making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20397283
Volume :
14
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Clinics & Practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178152888
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract14030054