Bibliometric analysis of brazilian production on COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the Brazilian scientific production on COVID-19. Method: bibliographic, descriptive, quantitative and bibliometric analysis research. The source of information was PubMed, with a period between November 17, 2019 and May 18, 2020. RSudio and VOSviewer software, bibliometrix and biblioshiny bibliometric packages, and Word Cloud Art were used for data analysis. Results: the Brazilian authors identified in the 248 articles are mostly from the medical area, working in institutions in the Southeast and Northeast regions of Brazil and maintain international collaboration, mainly with the United States, Italy and Canada. There is publication in several journals, especially those of Brazilian origin. The keywords and published articles refer to biomedical themes. Conclusion: Brazilian scientific production lacks researches on COVID-19 that reflect on the impacts of the pandemic on society, workers and health economy in Brazil.