ZHANG Longhao 1 , LI Baihong 1 , JIA Peng 2,3 , PU Jian 1 , BAI Bei 4 , LI Yin 1 , ZHU Peijia 5 , LI Lei 6 , ZENG Guojun 7 , ZHAO Xin 4 , DONG Shanshan 1 , LIU Menghan 1 , ZHANG Nan 1
  • 1. Double First-class Construction Office, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Spatial Epidemiology Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R.China;
  • 3. International Initiative on Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology (ISLE), Hong Kong, P.R.China;
  • 4. Dean’s Office/Department of Emergency Management, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
  • 5. Department of Science and Technology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
  • 6. Department of Clinical Research Management, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
  • 7. Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
PU Jian, Email: hxpujian@163.com; ZENG Guojun, Email: benesun@qq.com
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; bibliometrics; recommended learning list
10.7507/1001-5515.202002034
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The SARS-CoV-2 has been spread to 26 countries around the world since its outbreak. By February 16, 2020, more than 68 000 people had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Researchers from all over the world have carried out timely studies on this public health emergency and produced a number of scientific publications. This review aims to re-analyze and summarize the current research findings in a timely manner to guide scholars in relevant fields to further SARS-CoV-2 research and assist healthcare professionals in their work and decision-making. The SARS-CoV-2 related terms were selected in both English and Chinese and were searched in several major databases, including Pubmed, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases. The reference list of each search result was screened for relevance, which was further supplemented to the search results. The included studies were categorized by topics with key characteristics extracted, re-analyzed, and summarized. A total of 301 articles were finally included with 136 in Chinese and 165 in English. The number of publications has rapidly increased since mid-January, 2020, and a peak day was 6th February on which 50 articles were published. The top three countries publishing articles were China, the United States and the United Kingdom. The Lancet and its specialty journals have published the most articles, with contribution also from journals such as New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and Nature. All articles were categorized into epidemiology, clinical diagnosis and treatment, basic research, pregnant women and children, mental health, epidemic prevention & control, and others. The literatures related to SARS-CoV-2 are emerging rapidly. It is necessary to sort out and summarize the research topic in time, which has a good reference value for staff in different positions. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the judgment of the quality of literatures.

Citation： ZHANG Longhao, LI Baihong, JIA Peng, PU Jian, BAI Bei, LI Yin, ZHU Peijia, LI Lei, ZENG Guojun, ZHAO Xin, DONG Shanshan, LIU Menghan, ZHANG Nan. An analysis of global research on SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2020, 37(2): 236-245. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202002034 Copy

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