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World J Clin Oncol. Oct 24, 2022; 13(10): 835-847
Published online Oct 24, 2022. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v13.i10.835
Current global research landscape on COVID-19 and cancer: Bibliometric and visualization analysis
Sa'ed H Zyoud, Amer Koni, Samah W Al-Jabi, Riad Amer, Muna Shakhshir, Rand Al Subu, Husam Salameh, Razan Odeh, Sultan Musleh, Faris Abushamma, Adham Abu Taha
Sa'ed H Zyoud, Amer Koni, Samah W Al-Jabi, Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Sa'ed H Zyoud, Clinical Research Centre, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Amer Koni, Riad Amer, Husam Salameh, Razan Odeh, Sultan Musleh, Hematology and Oncology Department, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Riad Amer, Rand Al Subu, Husam Salameh, Sultan Musleh, Faris Abushamma, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Muna Shakhshir, Department of Nutrition, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Faris Abushamma, Department of Urology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Adham Abu Taha, Department of Pathology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Adham Abu Taha, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Author contributions: Zyoud SH designed the study, collected the data, analyzed the data, made major contributions to the manuscript’s existing literature search and interpretation, and drafted the manuscript; Koni A, Al-Jabi S, Amer R, Shakhshir M, Al subu R, Salameh H, Odeh R, Musleh S, Abushamma F, and Abu Taha A were involved in interpretation of the data, and made revisions to the initial draft; all authors provided a critical review and approved the final manuscript before submission.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no relevant conflict of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Sa'ed H Zyoud, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Academic Street, Nablus 44839, Palestine. saedzyoud@yahoo.com
Received: April 30, 2022
Peer-review started: April 30, 2022
First decision: June 8, 2022
Revised: June 26, 2022
Accepted: October 11, 2022
Article in press: October 11, 2022
Published online: October 24, 2022
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

In comparison to the general population, cancer patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a mortality rate that is two times higher.

Research motivation

Despite the fact that numerous bibliometric studies have been carried out to assess COVID-19 research across the globe, there are few studies that have focused on COVID-19 literature and cancer research.

Research objectives

Through visual and bibliometric analysis, this study aimed to thoroughly examine the current state of publications on COVID-19 in the field of cancer.

Research methods

The Scopus database was searched to identify publishing output data. To identify research hotspots related to cancer and COVID-19, this study used VOSviewer to analyze international collaboration networks and evaluate the terms most frequently used in the titles and abstracts of the articles retrieved. The Impact Index Per Article is shown for the top 10 highly cited publications gathered via Reference Citation Analysis (RCA).

Research results

The results of the present bibliometric analysis revealed that most hot research topics have evaluated “cancer care management during the COVID-19 pandemic”, and “COVID-19 vaccines in cancer patients”.

Research conclusions

Based on a current review of hot topics and research patterns, the findings of this study may help researchers uncover new research areas in the field of cancer and COVID-19.

Research perspectives

For oncologists, clinicians and virologists, this study aims to be a valuable resource and guide for research on emerging COVID-19 in the field of cancer to generate novel ideas for effective control measures and to outline COVID-19 vaccine guidance for cancer patients in the most timely manner.