Bibliometric Analysis of COVID-19-related Publications in Nursing by Philippine-based Authors

Authors

  • Peter James B. Abad, RN, MSc College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines; College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8899-9044
  • John Joseph B. Posadas, MSAHP, RN College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
  • Julienne Ivan D. Soberano, MISW, MSN, RN College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4356-9048
  • Ryan Q. De Torres, MA, RN College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4356-9048
  • Kenny-Lynn B. Baccay, MA, RN College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2525-9492
  • Maria Angela A. Mabale, MA, RN College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
  • Marybel P. Caasi, MA Ed LS, RL College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
  • Arnold B. Peralta, MAN, MHPEd College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.vi0.10432

Keywords:

bibliometrics, COVID-19, nursing, Philippines

Abstract

Objective. To describe the trend and landscape of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)-related publications in nursing authored by at least one Philippine-based author.

Methods. This study is a bibliometric analysis of documents retrieved from Scopus using the search terms “COVID-19” and “nurs*” in the article title, abstract, and keywords. The documents were limited to those published in English, affiliated with Philippine-based authors, and those published from 2020 to 2023. We used the ‘analyze report’ function in Scopus to analyze the data including the number of publications, types, sources, authors, and affiliations. We used VOSViewer for the co-authorship analysis of countries and co-occurrence analysis of author keywords.

Results. A total of 136 documents were found. Majority of these documents were classified as original articles (83%). There was a rapid increase in COVID-19 publications in nursing authored by at least one Philippine-based researcher published from 2020 to 2021 and plateaued from 2022-2023. Co-authorship analysis showed that Philippine-based authors have written documents with authors from 111 countries most notably from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Indonesia, and Australia. Most documents were published in the Belitung Nursing Journal. Authors from the University of Santo Tomas had the most publications. The most cited articles focused on psychosocial impacts, resilience, workplace stress, and online education. Author keywords commonly used in the documents were COVID-19, nursing, and nursing students, covering topics such as pandemic impacts, workplace impacts, nurse well-being, psychosocial impacts, and nursing education. Keywords have evolved through the pandemic period with a recent focus on stress and professional values.

Conclusion. Philippine-based authors actively contributed in understanding the impact of COVID-19 on nurses and nursing education. Their scientific productivity was driven partly by their collaboration with foreign-based researchers. To sustain this trend in productivity and collaboration, policies, programs, and strategies are needed to promote, support, and foster research collaboration among local and international nursing researchers and institutions.

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2024-11-28

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Bibliometric Analysis of COVID-19-related Publications in Nursing by Philippine-based Authors. Acta Med Philipp [Internet]. 2024 Nov. 28 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];. Available from: https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/10432

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