P-24 Visualization of scientific collaboration and themes for COVID-19 disease in the Caribbean
Author(s):
C Contaret , D Resière , R Césaire , A Cabié , M Dramé
Country(ies) Of Focus:
- CARPHA Member States
- CARICOM Countries
Year of Presentation:
2022
Objective: This study aimed to use bibliometric analysis to identify the contribution of Caribbean countries to scientific production regarding the COVID-19 and to describe their international scientific collaborations.
Design and Methods: Bibliographic data related to COVID-19 diseases were collected from three international databases (Web of Science, Pubmed, and Scopus), filtered by Caribbean islands of affiliation. Scientific network analysis was performed with VosViewer often used to identify connections between countries or institutions and to identify research themes.
Results: The dataset comprised 800 indexed articles, with 52% of articles categorized in the top quartile of quality having at least one author from the Caribbean region. By scientific network analysis, the USA, was undoubtedly the leader in 275 publications in first or last position. Cuba was the first Caribbean island found to lead research on COVID19, with a total of 88 articles. The USA was the major partner of Caribbean countries with 54 links and 400 publications. Key research topics were related to the description and the impact of COVID-19 on Public Health and on epidemiological research.
Conclusion: Co-authorship network analysis on COVID19 revealed the dynamics of collaboration, and provides insights into Caribbean collaborations that deserve to be created and consolidated on further research on COVID-19