AUTHOR=Zhang Yu , Hu Man , Wang Junwu , Wang Pingchuan , Shi Pengzhi , Zhao Wenjie , Liu Xin , Peng Qing , Meng Bo , Feng Xinmin , Zhang Liang TITLE=A Bibliometric Analysis of Personal Protective Equipment and COVID-19 Researches JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.855633 DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.855633 ISSN=2296-2565 ABSTRACT=

COVID-19, which occurred at the end of December 2019, has evolved into a global public health threat and affects every aspect of human life. COVID-19's high infectivity and mortality prompted governments and the scientific community to respond quickly to the pandemic outbreak. The application of personal protective equipment (PPE) is of great significance in overcoming the epidemic situation. Since the discovery of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), bibliometric analysis has been widely used in many aspects of the COVID-19 epidemic. Although there are many reported studies about PPE and COVID-19, there is no study on the bibliometric analysis of these studies. The citation can be used as an indicator of the scientific influence of an article in its field. The aim of this study was to track the research trends and latest hotspots of COVID-19 in PPE by means of bibliometrics and visualization maps.