A bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 publications in the ten psychology-related Web of Science categories in the social science citation index

Yuh-Shan Ho; Hui-Zhen Fu; Dean McKay

doi:10.1002/jclp.23227

A bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 publications in the ten psychology-related Web of Science categories in the social science citation index

J Clin Psychol. 2021 Dec;77(12):2832-2848. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23227. Epub 2021 Aug 5.

Authors

Yuh-Shan Ho¹, Hui-Zhen Fu², Dean McKay³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Department of Information Resources Management, School of Public Affairs, Zheijing University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
³ Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York City, New York, USA.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the COVID-19 publications in the ten psychology-related Web of Science categories in the social science citation index 10-month following the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods: Six publication indicators were examined across authors, institutions, and countries.

Results: Analyses showed that the United States has produced the highest number of empirical investigations into the psychological impact of COVID-19, and the majority of the research across all countries was in clinical and psychopathology. Distribution of journals and psychology-related Web of Science categories were analyzed. Frequently used words in article title, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus were also presented.

Conclusions: The findings suggest that there are substantial clinical implications associated with COVID-19. There are recommendations offered for future research and clinical practice.

Keywords: COVID-19; bibliometric; coronavirus; psychology; social science citation index.

MeSH terms

Bibliometrics
COVID-19*
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Social Sciences
United States