A Bibliometric Study On Covid-19 and Autopsy

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Introduction The aim of our study is to make a bibliometric analysis of the articles published in the journals scanned in the Web of Science database, which is the autopsy studies performed on the dead in the Covid-19 pandemic, which causes high morbidity and mortality and affects the whole world. Methods The articles published between December 2019 and September 2022, when the Covid-19 disease was first detected in the world; The year of publication, the country of publication, the names of the authors in the articles, the institutions of the authors, the journals in which the articles were published, and the number of publications according to their categories in the WoS database were examined retrospectively. A bibliometric analysis of the obtained data was performed. Results Within the scope of the study, 543 articles were found, which includes the keywords covid and autopsy. It was determined that a total of 25,318 citations were made to these works and the H index was 66. It was determined that the articles were published most frequently (n=290, 53.4%) in 2021, the majority of them (n=522, 96.1%) were written using English, and the USA (n=175, 22.9%) came first among the countries published. Conclusion In this study; a bibliometric analysis was conducted in which the scientific efficiency of all the elements involved in scientific research activities, especially countries, journals and authors, were revealed. In the light of the data obtained, we believe that awareness of the articles published on autopsies of death cases due to Covid-19 disease will increase.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Covid-19
• Autopsy
• Bibliometry

Covid-19 ve Otopsi Özelinde Bir Bibliometrik Çalışma

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Amaç Çalışmamızın amacı, yüksek morbidite ve mortaliteye neden olan ve tüm dünyayı etkisi altına alan Covid-19 pandemisinde meydana gelen ölülere yapılan otopsi çalışmalarından Web of Science veritabanında taranan dergilerde yayınlanan makalelerin bibliometrik analizini yapmaktır. Çalışma planı Dünyada Covid-19 hastalığının ilk olarak tespit edildiği Aralık 2019 ile Eylül 2022 arasında yayınlanan makalelerin yayınlanma yılı, yayınlandığı ülke, makalelerdeki yazar isimleri, yazarların kurumları, makalelerin yayınlandığı dergiler ve WoS veritabanındaki kategorilerine göre yayın sayısı geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Elde edilen verilerin bibliometrik analizi yapıldı. Bulgular Çalışma kapsamında covid ve autopsy anahtar sözcüklerini içere 543 makale saptandı. Bu eserlere toplamda 25.318 atıf yapıldığı ve H indeksinin 66 olduğu belirlendi. Makalelerin en sık (n=290, %53.4) 2021 yılında yayınlandığı, büyük çoğunluğunun (n=522, %96.1) İngilizce dili kullanılarak yazıldığı, yayınlanan ülkeler arasında ilk sırada Amerika’nın (n=175, %22.9) geldiği tespit edildi. Sonuç Bu çalışmada; başta ülkeler, dergiler ve yazarlar olmak üzere bilimsel araştırma faaliyetlerinde yer alan tüm öğelerin bilimsel verimliliğinin ortaya koyulduğu bibliometrik bir analiz yapılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler ışığında Covid-19 hastalığına bağlı ölüm olgularına yapılan otopsilere yönelik yayınlanan makalelere ilişkin farkındalığın artacağı kanaatindeyiz.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Covid-19
• Otopsi
• Bibliometri

Kaynakça

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