Vol. 59 No. 4 (2021): Library Herald
Articles

Characterises of Top-Cited 500 Articles on COVID-19

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  • S. Basavaraj,
  • Shankar Reddy Kolle,
  • M.V. Satish,
  • Prabhu Gaddimani

Published 2021-12-31

Keywords

  • COVID 19,
  • Top-cited articles,
  • Journals

How to Cite

Characterises of Top-Cited 500 Articles on COVID-19. (2021). LIBRARY HERALD, 59(4), P. 1-9. http://libraryherald.in/index.php/LH/article/view/55

Abstract

 Highly cited articles are considered to be extraordinary works and contribute to the development of topics. To identify the characteristics of topcited 500 articles on COVID 19 the Scopus database was searched and the top-cited 500 articles were identified. Further, an analysis was done to identify the most contributing journals, authors, countries, and prolific authors. Further investigation was done to identify the top-cited ten articles characteristics and most frequently appeared author-supplied keyword. Majority of the articles were contributed by China, USA and the United Kingdom. Wang, Y has contributed the highest numbers of top-cited articles on COVID 19. New England Journal of Medicine is the productive journal and majority of the articles were contributed by multiple authors. A large portion of the articles were concerned with COVID treatment, medicine, and psychological problems faced during COVID 19.

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