Bibliometric and visual analysis of cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19 research

Namin Wei; Yan Xu; Huan Wang; Qiulei Jia; Xintian Shou; Xuesong Zhang; Nan Zhang; Ya'nan Li; Huaqiang Zhai; Yuanhui Hu

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1022810

Bibliometric and visual analysis of cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19 research

Front Public Health. 2022 Dec 8:10:1022810. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1022810. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Namin Wei¹, Yan Xu¹, Huan Wang², Qiulei Jia², Xintian Shou², Xuesong Zhang², Nan Zhang¹, Ya'nan Li¹, Huaqiang Zhai¹, Yuanhui Hu²

Affiliations

¹ Standardization Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dispensing, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
² Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Background: The global community has been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which emerged in December 2019. Since then, many studies have been conducted on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and COVID-19. The aim of this study was to perform a bibliometric and visual analysis of the published relationship between CVDs and COVID-19.

Methods: 1,890 publications were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database on January 5, 2022. Microsoft Office Excel and CiteSpace were then used to carry out scientometric analysis on the relevant literature according to seven aspects: document type, countries/regions, institutions, authors, journals, references, and keywords.

Results: The research on CVDs and COVID-19 is currently in a period of rapid development, with China, USA, England, and Italy leading the field. There is active cooperation between most countries and institutions. Harvard Medical School stands out among the many institutions not only for the largest number of publications, but also for their high quality. Banerjee A, Solomon SD and Narula J are three representative authors in this field. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine was the journal with the highest number of published studies, and The Lancet was the most cited journal. Two documents with a high degree of significance in this field were identified. Popular research topics in this field are specific diseases, such as acute coronary syndrome and heart failure; pathogenesis related to ACE2, insulin resistance and pericyte; the specific therapeutic drug chloroquine; and clinical characteristics, physical activity, and mental health. ACE2 and NF-κB will be the focus of future research.

Conclusions: This study provides useful information for the research of CVDs and COVID-19, including potential collaborators, popular research topics, and a reference for more extensive and in-depth research in the future.

Keywords: COVID-19; CiteSpace; bibliometrics; cardiovascular diseases; visualization.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Bibliometrics
COVID-19* / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases*
Heart Failure*
Humans

Substances

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2