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ReviewJMIR pediatrics and parenting2021

A Global Overview of COVID-19 Research in the Pediatric Field: Bibliometric Review.

Alice Monzani, Francesco Tagliaferri, Simonetta Bellone, Giulia Genoni, Ivana Rabbone

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Review in JMIR pediatrics and parenting, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alice MonzaniDivision of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6676-5773
Francesco TagliaferriDivision of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-368X
Simonetta BelloneDivision of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8521-497X
Giulia GenoniPediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-3227
Ivana RabboneDivision of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4173-146X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a great number of papers have been published in the pediatric field.

objectiveWe aimed to assess research around the globe on COVID-19 in the pediatric field by bibliometric analysis, identifying publication trends and topic dissemination and showing the relevance of publishing authors, institutions, and countries.

methodsThe Scopus database was comprehensively searched for all indexed documents published between January 1, 2020, and June 11, 2020, dealing with COVID-19 in the pediatric population (0-18 years). A machine learning bibliometric methodology was applied to evaluate the total number of papers and citations, journal and publication types, the top productive institutions and countries and their scientific collaboration, and core keywords.

resultsA total of 2301 papers were retrieved, with an average of 4.8 citations per article. Of this, 1078 (46.9%) were research articles, 436 (18.9%) were reviews, 363 (15.8%) were letters, 186 (8.1%) were editorials, 7 (0.3%) were conference papers, and 231 (10%) were categorized as others. The studies were published in 969 different journals, headed by The Lancet. The retrieved papers were published by a total of 12,657 authors from 114 countries. The most productive countries were the United States, China, and Italy. The four main clusters of keywords were pathogenesis and clinical characteristics (keyword occurrences: n=2240), public health issues (n=352), mental health (n=82), and therapeutic aspects (n=70).

conclusionsIn the pediatric field, a large number of articles were published within a limited period on COVID-19, testifying to the rush to spread new findings on the topic in a timely manner. The leading authors, countries, and institutions evidently belonged to the most impacted geographical areas. A focus on the pediatric population was often included in general articles, and pediatric research about COVID-19 mainly focused on the clinical features, public health issues, and psychological impact of the disease.

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bibliometric reviewchildrenCOVID-19literaturepediatricspublicationsresearchreviewSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC8315163

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