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A bibliometric analysis of COVID‐19 publications in the ten psychology‐related Web of Science categories in the social science citation index
Author(s) -
Ho YuhShan,
Fu HuiZhen,
McKay Dean
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.23227
Subject(s) - covid-19 , web of science , science citation index , psychology , citation index , citation , social sciences citation index , psychopathology , index (typography) , abnormal psychology , social science , applied psychology , clinical psychology , library science , medline , sociology , medicine , political science , computer science , world wide web , law , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the COVID‐19 publications in the ten psychology‐related Web of Science categories in the social science citation index 10‐month following the COVID‐19 outbreak. Methods Six publication indicators were examined across authors, institutions, and countries. Results Analyses showed that the United States has produced the highest number of empirical investigations into the psychological impact of COVID‐19, and the majority of the research across all countries was in clinical and psychopathology. Distribution of journals and psychology‐related Web of Science categories were analyzed. Frequently used words in article title, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus were also presented. Conclusions The findings suggest that there are substantial clinical implications associated with COVID‐19. There are recommendations offered for future research and clinical practice.