A bibliometric analysis of inflammatory bowel disease and COVID-19 researches.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often require immunosuppressive therapy and are hence susceptible to various opportunistic viral and bacterial infections. In this regard, many studies on IBD and COVID-19 have been conducted. However, no bibliometric analysis has been performed. This study provides a general overview of IBD and COVID-19.

Methods

Publications about IBD and COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. Bibliometric analysis was performed using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and HistCite.

Results

A total of 396 publications were retrieved and considered in this study. The maximum number of publications were from the United States, Italy, and England, and the contributions of these coun

SUBMITTER: Wang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9922853 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature