Corona Viral Disease-19 Outbreak: Research Publications, Trends and Their Visualization

Number of publications on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing rapidly; as a result it is very difficult to make an overview of the research and developments manually. There are many new studies published continuously, so it is important to know about the recent research trends or development in this exciting area. In the present communication, we have used the available bibliometric analyses of novel coronavirus to outline the growth of this topic including number of publications, keywords, co-authorships, co-occurrence, best journal and citation analyses, including the VOS viewer software. The results showed a significant growing attention on the topics of novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). Analysis showed that, authors from USA and China are more active than other countries, followed by England, Italy, Canada and India. The number of publications on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) increased rapidly in April-May, 2020 as the threatening disease spread throughout the world. The analysis also revealed information on the best keywords used, co-authorships, co-occurrence, citations and the journals, among others. The study has included number of publications on novel coronavirus from around the world along with keyword analyses, co-authorship analyses, co-occurrence, and citation analyses. The analysis has also recognized the best writers and journals in the field, and it attempts to determine the future proposasl for monitoring such a vital area research.