Bibliometric analysis of scientific production on Coronavirus and Covid-19

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the intellectual production on Coronavirus and COVID-19, made available on the Web of Science base. Method: bibliometric study that addressed the production recorded electronically, from 2016 to 2020, with descriptive statistical analysis. Results: 1697 documents published in 500 journals, The average production per author was 1.652730752. The Nursing category contributed four (0.238%) documents, with Virology making the largest contribution 320 (19%), The USA led with 479 articles (28.5%). Conclusion: the data presented demonstrate the high level of interest of the scientific community on the subject. It was possible to identify 82 authors composing an Elite group of Authors, whose productivity was 66.1%. The United States, China and Saudi Arabia are the countries that most formed Collaboration Networks.