Global trends and future directions in COVID-19 and leukemia research from 2020 to 2024.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 has disproportionately affected leukemia patients, with outcomes significantly worse than those in the general population due to their immunocompromised status. Despite substantial growth in COVID-19 and leukemia research, there remains a lack of bibliometric analyses examining the global research landscape in this critical domain.

Methods

This study employed bibliometric methodology to analyze 346 publications examining the intersection of COVID-19 and leukemia from 2020 to 2024 using the Web of Science Core Collection database. Data visualization and analysis were conducted using VOSviewer (version 1.6.19), CiteSpace (version 6.2.R3), and the biblioshiny R package.

Results

The analysis encompassed 66 countries, with publications from multiple

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12748469 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature