Published evidence on COVID-19 in top-ranked journals: A descriptive study

Pericàs, Juan M.; Arenas, Andrea; Torrallardona‐Murphy, Orla; Valero, Helena; Nicolás, David

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2020.07.005

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“…Our findings in the field of ophthalmology are not isolated, and there are several publications that have also addressed this shift away from EBM in other fields. 6 …”

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“…Our findings in the field of ophthalmology are not isolated, and there are several publications that have also addressed this shift away from EBM in other fields. 6 Current models suggest COVID-19 will be around for a long time, and perhaps become an endemic disease with seasonal fluctuations, much like the flu. 7 We therefore suggest that for the benefit of reliable information and informed decision-making, even if punctual cases of published letters may be of tremendous importance, 8,9 it is time to get more reliable and actionable data 10 and journal editors, despite the understandable rush to publish continue to rely on the time-tested principles of evidencebased medicine and comprehensive peer review.…”

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<p>Evidence-Based Medicine in Ophthalmic Journals During Covid-19 Pandemic</p>

Walter¹,

Saban²,

Jotkowitz³

et al. 2020

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Background COVID-19 has erupted into our lives and forced rapid changes in all fields of medicine, causing a rush for publications that inevitably caused a shift away from the paradigm of evidence-based medicine (EBM). The objective of the present report is to assess and quantify this process. Methods We compared the levels of EBM of the publications in the ophthalmic literature on COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic and compared it to those of articles published the prior year during April 2019 for the three highest ranking journals in the field of comprehensive ophthalmology. Results COVID-19 publications ranked significantly lower (p<0.001). Time between submission and acceptance was significantly shorter for the COVID-19 publications (p<0.001), and significantly more publications were accepted without revisions (P<0.001). Conclusion Though a shift away from EBM may be unavoidable in the early stages of a pandemic, we suggest that for the benefit of reliable information and informed decision-making, it is time to go back to EBM.

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“…Our findings in the field of ophthalmology are not isolated, and there are several publications that have also addressed this shift away from EBM in other fields. 6 …”

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<p>Evidence-Based Medicine in Ophthalmic Journals During Covid-19 Pandemic</p>

Walter¹,

Saban²,

Jotkowitz³

et al. 2020

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“…There are bibliometric reviews of COVID-19 in the literature, including the study examining the Indian publications [17], the study examining orthopedic-related COVID-19 articles [18], the bibliometric analysis of the articles from December to May by Pericas et al [19], the bibliometric study examining manuscripts between December 1, 2019, and April 20, 2020, by Francesca de Felice et al [20] and the study examining the top 10 most cited articles by Zhou et al [21].…”

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Most notable 100 articles of COVID-19: an Altmetric study based on bibliometric analysis

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Objective The purpose of this study is to guide researchers in the COVID-19 pandemic by evaluating the 100 most cited articles of COVID-19 in terms of bibliometric analysis, Altmetric scores, and dimension badges. Methods "COVID-19" was entered as the search term in Thomson Reuter's Web of Science database. The 100 most cited articles (T100) were analyzed bibliometrically. Altmetric attention scores (AASs) and dimension badge scores of the articles were evaluated. Results T100 articles were published from January to September 2020. The average citation of the top 100 articles on COVID-19 was 320 ± 344.3 (143-2676). The language of all articles was English. The average Altmetric value of T100 is 3246 ± 3795 (85-16,548) and the mean dimension badge value was 670 ± 541.6 (176-4232). Epidemiological features (n = 22) and treatment (n = 21) were at the top of the main topics of T100 articles. Conclusion The more citations an article is made, the more it indicates the contribution of that article to science. However, the number of citations is not always the only indicator of article quality. The existence of methods that measure the impact of the article outside the academia to measure the value of the article arises more in an issue that affects the whole world, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…The reason for this choice may the higher impact factors of the journals in the category of "General & Internal; Medicine" [40]. In a study covering the period until May, the categories with the most COVID-19 related articles were "Medicine, internal and general" and "Infectious diseases" Remarkably, the number of studies in "Virology" and "Microbiology" was relatively low (less than 1% and 2%) [41]. In a more detailed study, publications were classified according to keywords.…”

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A Scientometric Analysis of Highly Cited Publications and a Summary of Top 25 Articles Regarding Covid-19

Erenler

Baydın

2021

International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research

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Scientometric analyses allow to shed light to status of the current literature and provide guidance to future studies. We aimed to analyze highly cited articles in terms of study fields, authors, organizations and countries. We also summarized top 25 articles for future perspectives. The Web of Science database which allows statistical analysis of a specific subject was used for data collection. We obtained highly cited publications (cited ≥6 times) and investigated them in terms of categories, countries, authors, organizations, languages, countries and journals. We also analyzed top 25 articles from full-texts and summarized them. Majority of the highly cited articles were about General Internal Medicine. Huazhong University of Science Technology was on the top of the list followed by Harvard University. Majority of the highly cited articles were published by authors from China. Journal of Medical Virology was the leading journal followed by Science of the Total Environment. English was the most common language used in articles. Clinical characteristics, diagnostic tools and treatment methods were the popular study fields when top 25 articles were considered. Scientometric analysis of the highly cited publications revealed that China, as the origin of the pandemic, was the leading country in terms of citations. Publishers and authors should be aware of inconveniences caused by rapid publication. Contribution/Originality: This is also the unique study to summarize the top 25 articles on COVID-19 to guide future studies in this field.

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Published evidence on COVID-19 in top-ranked journals: A descriptive study

Abstract: Fig. 1. COVID-19 publishing timeline during the study period.

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<p>Evidence-Based Medicine in Ophthalmic Journals During Covid-19 Pandemic</p>

<p>Evidence-Based Medicine in Ophthalmic Journals During Covid-19 Pandemic</p>

Most notable 100 articles of COVID-19: an Altmetric study based on bibliometric analysis

A Scientometric Analysis of Highly Cited Publications and a Summary of Top 25 Articles Regarding Covid-19

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