The rapid, massive growth of COVID-19 authors in the scientific literature

We examined the extent to which the scientific workforce in different fields was engaged in publishing COVID-19-related papers. According to Scopus (data cut, 1 August 2021), 210 183 COVID-19-related publications included 720 801 unique authors, of which 360 005 authors had published at least five full papers in their career and 23 520 authors were at the top 2% of their scientific subfield based on a career-long composite citation indicator. The growth of COVID-19 authors was far more rapid and massive compared with cohorts of authors historically publishing on H1N1, Zika, Ebola, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. All 174 scientific subfields had some specialists who had published on COVID-19. In 109 of the 174 subfields of science, at least one in 10 active, influential (top 2% composite citation indicator) authors in the subfield had authored something on COVID-19. Fifty-three hyper-prolific authors had already at least 60 (and up to 227) COVID-19 publications each. Among the 300 authors with the highest composite citation indicator for their COVID-19 publications, most common countries were USA ( n = 67), China ( n = 52), UK ( n = 32) and Italy ( n = 18). The rapid and massive involvement of the scientific workforce in COVID-19-related work is unprecedented and creates opportunities and challenges. There is evidence for hyper-prolific productivity.

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The rapid, massive infection of the scientific literature and authors by COVID-19

10.1101/2020.12.15.422900 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

John Ioannidis ◽

Maia Salholz-Hillel ◽

Kevin Boyack ◽

Jeroen Baas

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Scientific Community ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

Clinical Medicine ◽

Citation Impact ◽

News Stories ◽

Automobile Design ◽

Citation Indicator ◽

Almost All ◽

Scientific Workforce

Importance: COVID-19 is a major global crisis and the scientific community has been mobilized to deal with this crisis. Objective: To estimate the extent to which the scientific workforce in different fields has been engaged publishing papers relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. Design, setting, and participants: We evaluated Scopus (data cut, December 1, 2020) for all indexed published papers and preprints relevant to COVID-19. We mapped this COVID-19 literature in terms of its authors across 174 subfields of science according to the Science Metrix classification. We also evaluated the extent to which the most influential scientists across science (based on a composite citation indicator) had published COVID-19-related research. Finally, we assessed the features of authors who published the highest number of COVID-19 publications and of those with the highest impact in the COVID-19 field based on the composite citation indicator limited to COVID-19 publications. Main outcomes and measures: Publishing scientists (authors) and their published papers and citation impact. Results: 84,180 indexed publications were relevant to COVID-19 including 322,279 unique authors. The highest rates of COVID-19 publications were seen for authors classified in Public Health and in Clinical Medicine, where 11.3% (6,388/56,516) and 11.1% (92,570/833,060) of authors, respectively, had published on COVID-19. Almost all (173/174) subfields (except for Automobile Design & Engineering) had some authors publishing on COVID-19. Among active scientists at the top 2% of citation impact, 15,803 (13.3%) had published on COVID-19 in their publications in the first 11 months of 2020. The rates were the highest in the fields of Clinical Medicine (27.7%) and Public Health (26.8%). In 83 of the 174 subfields of science, at least one in ten active, influential authors in that field had authored something on COVID-19. 65 authors had already at least 30 (and up to 133) COVID-19 publications each. Among the 300 authors with the highest composite citation indicator for COVID-19 publications, 26 were journalists or editors publishing news stories or editorials in prestigious journals; most common countries for the remaining were China (n=77), USA (n=66), UK (n=27), and Italy (n=20). Conclusions and relevance: The scientific literature and publishing scientists have been rapidly and massively infected by COVID-19 creating opportunities and challenges. There is evidence for hyper-prolific productivity.

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Rural tourism and development: Evolution in Scientific Literature and Trends

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research ◽

10.1177/1096348020926538 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 109634802092653

Author(s):

José Luis Ruiz-Real ◽

Juan Uribe-Toril ◽

Jaime de Pablo Valenciano ◽

Juan Carlos Gázquez-Abad

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Core Collection ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The United States ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Prolific Authors ◽

The Web

This work represents a contribution by showing the state of the art of research on rural tourism and development, identifying trends and proposing future lines and topics of research. Rural tourism and its influence on the economic development of rural areas has been an important and dynamic area of research since 2004. For this purpose, a quantitative bibliometric analysis of the 892 documents related to this topic contained within the Web of Science Core Collection has been carried out. Results show that studies on rural tourism mainly focus on Spain, Romania, and China. However, the most prolific authors are from Portugal, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States. There is a notable lack of studies focused on countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, mainly due to political and religious factors. Rural tourism is also an important and emergent sector, particularly in countries like Romania and China.

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A Look at the Past, Present and Future Research Trends of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10111839 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 1839

Author(s):

José Luis Ruiz-Real ◽

Juan Uribe-Toril ◽

José Antonio Torres Arriaza ◽

Jaime de Pablo Valenciano

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

Green Economy ◽

Future Research ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

The Past ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

Research Organizations ◽

Prolific Authors

Technification in agriculture has resulted in the inclusion of more efficient companies that have evolved into a more complex sector focused on production and quality. Artificial intelligence, one of the relevant areas of technology, is transforming the agriculture sector by reducing the consumption and use of resources. This research uses a bibliometric methodology and a fractional counting method of clustering to analyze the scientific literature on the topic, reviewing 2629 related documents recorded on the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The study found significant results regarding the most relevant and prolific authors (Hoogenboom), supporting research organizations (National Natural Science Foundation of China) and countries (U.S., China, India, or Iran). The identification of leaders in this field gives researchers new possibilities for new lines of research based on previous studies. An in-depth examination of authors’ keywords identified different clusters and trends linking Artificial Intelligence and green economy, sustainable development, climate change, and the environment.

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Implicazioni psicologiche della Sindrome da Lipodistrofia come effetto collaterale di terapie antiretrovirali in persone portatrici di infezioni HIV/AIDS. Una rassegna critica della letteratura

PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE ◽

10.3280/pds2009-003006 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 87-112

Author(s):

Gianfranco Secchiaroli ◽

Tiziano Mancini ◽

Maria De Paola

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

Psychological Aspects ◽

Lipodystrophy Syndrome ◽

The Impact ◽

Hiv Aids

- The aim of this review is to analyse the scientific literature in order to individuate the psychological aspects that have been studied concerning the impact of the Lipodystrophy syndrome, a symptomatic manifestation associated with antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS infected patients. Three are the main guidelines emerging from the literature, respectively interested in the relations connecting lipodystrophy with the adherence to antiretroviral therapy, with the Quality of Life, and with the perceptions-evaluations of body changes. The results of the researches conducted in these three areas not always achieved consistent results, indicating the need for further investigations.

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Modeling the relationship between an emerging infectious disease epidemic and the body of scientific literature associated with it: The case of HIV/AIDS in the United States

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology ◽

10.1002/asi.22737 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 64 (2) ◽

pp. 380-391 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jeff Naidoo ◽

Jeffrey T. Huber ◽

Pamela Cupp ◽

Qishan Wu

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

United States ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

The United States ◽

Emerging Infectious Disease ◽

The Body ◽

The Relationship ◽

Hiv Aids

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Auditor Independence: An Independent Auditor Never Makes “Mistrakes”

Journal of Public Administration and Governance ◽

10.5296/jpag.v9i4.16169 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 309

Author(s):

Amanda Inácio Inês ◽

Leonardo Flach ◽

Luísa Karam De Mattos

Keyword(s):

Research Method ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Auditor Independence ◽

Scientific Production ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Scientific Journals ◽

The Subject ◽

Prolific Authors ◽

Independent Audit

This study aims to perform a systematic review of the scientific literature on the topic Independent Audit. The research method of this study was based on descriptive statistics, a sample of 32 full articles published in scientific journals national, and have been published in the period between 2008 to 2019. Accordingly, the results of this study show a summary of scientific literature on the topic Independent Audit and allowed to statistically summarize the state of the art scientific production carried out in recent years on the subject auditor independence. The results show research networks in the area, the most prolific authors, journals with the highest percentage of publications about independent audit, most applied methods, and major gaps.

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A 200-Year History of the Study of Childhood Language Disorders of Unknown Origin: Changes in Terminology

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_pers-sig1-2019-0007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 6-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Laurence B. Leonard

Keyword(s):

Language Impairment ◽

Specific Language Impairment ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

Language Disorder ◽

Language Disorders ◽

Unknown Origin ◽

Developmental Language Disorder ◽

The Past ◽

History Of ◽

The Many

Purpose The current “specific language impairment” and “developmental language disorder” discussion might lead to important changes in how we refer to children with language disorders of unknown origin. The field has seen other changes in terminology. This article reviews many of these changes. Method A literature review of previous clinical labels was conducted, and possible reasons for the changes in labels were identified. Results References to children with significant yet unexplained deficits in language ability have been part of the scientific literature since, at least, the early 1800s. Terms have changed from those with a neurological emphasis to those that do not imply a cause for the language disorder. Diagnostic criteria have become more explicit but have become, at certain points, too narrow to represent the wider range of children with language disorders of unknown origin. Conclusions The field was not well served by the many changes in terminology that have transpired in the past. A new label at this point must be accompanied by strong efforts to recruit its adoption by clinical speech-language pathologists and the general public.

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