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Hamidi A, Khosravi A, Hejazi R, FatemehTorabi, Abtin A. A scientometric approach to psychological research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curr Psychol 2023; 43:1-10. [PMID: 36713622 PMCID: PMC9868493 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04264-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, modern science demonstrated its ability to respond well to the health crisis by publishing useful and reliable information. This disease has also led to an increase in psychological publications in this field. However, most scientometric studies have focused on medical aspects, and social science research has been neglected. Therefore, to fill this research gap, we analyzed the research on COVID-19 in the field of psychology to provide an insight into the perspective, research fields, and international collaborations. Data were collected from the Web of Science database and analyzed using Citespace and Bibliometrix (Biblioshiny). The overall performance of the documents was described, and then keyword co-occurrence and co-authorship networks were visualized. Fifteen main clusters were formed by drawing document co-citation network. The result indicates that Anxiety, mental health, delirium, loneliness, and suicide were important topics for researchers. Considering the special conditions that COVID-19 created for human societies, perhaps one of the most important subjects in the field of health is psychological studies. Using the results of this study, psychology researchers can identify their potential colleagues and research gaps in the subject of Covid-19.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ali Hamidi
- Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Para-Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Para-Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Medical Librarianship and Information Sciences, Faculty of Management and Medical Information, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Medical Librarianship and Information Sciences, Faculty of Management and Medical Information, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Momtazmanesh S, Samieefar N, Uddin LQ, Ulrichs T, Kelishadi R, Roudenok V, Karakoc-Aydiner E, Salunke DB, Nouwen JL, Becerra JCA, Vieira DN, Goudouris E, Jamee M, Khafaie MA, Shamsizadeh M, Golabchi MR, Samimiat A, Doostkamel D, Afshar A, Tabari MAK, Lotfi M, Boroujeni RY, Rambod N, Stashchak A, Volokha A, Pavalkis D, Pereira A, Latiff AHA, Baylarov R, Amirheidari B, Ch MH, Condino-Neto A, Rezaei N. Socialization During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Social and Scientific Networks During Social Distancing. Adv Exp Med Biol 2021; 1318:911-921. [PMID: 33973219 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63761-3_51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
In the COVID-19 era, while we are encouraged to be physically far away from each other, social and scientific networking is needed more than ever. The dire consequences of social distancing can be diminished by social networking. Social media, a quintessential component of social networking, facilitates the dissemination of reliable information and fighting against misinformation by health authorities. Distance learning, telemedicine, and telehealth are among the most prominent applications of networking during this pandemic. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of collaborative scientific efforts. In this chapter, we summarize the advantages of harnessing both social and scientific networking in minimizing the harms of this pandemic. We also discuss the extra collaborative measures we can take in our fight against COVID-19, particularly in the scientific field.
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- Sara Momtazmanesh
- Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,USERN Office, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Institute for Research in International Assistance, Akkon University for Human Sciences, Berlin, Germany.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Berlin, Germany
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- Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.,USERN Office, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Belarusian State Medical University, Minsk, Belarus.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Minsk, Belarus
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Marmara University Hospital, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Istanbul, Turkey
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- National Interdisciplinary Centre of Vaccine, Immunotherapeutics and Antimicrobials, Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Chandigarh, India
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Hospital National Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Lima, Peru
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- Institute of Legal Medicine and Institute of Bioethics, University of Coimbra, Faculty of Medicine, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Coimbra, Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department, Medical School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Student Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.,USERN Office, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.,USERN Office, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- USERN Office, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.,Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- USERN Office, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Faculty of pharmacy, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.,USERN Office, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- USERN Office, The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- USERN Office, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- USERN Office, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,USERN Office, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- USERN Office, Islamic Azad University Medicine Faculty, Mashhad, Iran
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- Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Pediatric Infectious Disease and Pediatric Immunology Department, Shupyk National Medical Academy for Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Kiev, Ukraine
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- Rector Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Coimbra, Portugal.,University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Allergy and Immunology Centre, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,USERN Office, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Guilan, Iran.,USERN Office, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Guilan, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran. .,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Perga MÉ, Danger M, Dubois S, Fritch C, Gaucherel C, Hubas C, Jabot F, Lacroix G, Lefebvre S, Marmonier P, Bec A. [Strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of French research in trophic ecology]. C R Biol 2018; 341:301-314. [PMID: 29859914 DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The French National Institute of Ecology and Environment (INEE) aims at fostering pluridisciplinarity in Environmental Science and, for that purpose, funds ex muros research groups (GDR) on thematic topics. Trophic ecology has been identified as a scientific field in ecology that would greatly benefit from such networking activity, as being profoundly scattered. This has motivated the seeding of a GDR, entitled "GRET". The contours of the GRET's action, and its ability to fill these gaps within trophic ecology at the French national scale, will depend on the causes of this relative scattering. This study relied on a nationally broadcasted poll aiming at characterizing the field of trophic ecology in France. Amongst all the unique individuals that fulfilled the poll, over 300 belonged at least partly to the field of trophic ecology. The sample included all French public research institutes and career stages. Three main disruptions within the community of scientist in trophic ecology were identified. The first highlighted the lack of interfaces between microbial and trophic ecology. The second evidenced that research questions were strongly linked to single study fields or ecosystem type. Last, research activities are still quite restricted to the ecosystem boundaries. All three rupture points limit the conceptual and applied progression in the field of trophic ecology. Here we show that most of the disruptions within French Trophic Ecology are culturally inherited, rather than motivated by scientific reasons or justified by socio-economic stakes. Comparison with the current literature confirms that these disruptions are not necessarily typical of the French research landscape, but instead echo the general weaknesses of the international research in ecology. Thereby, communication and networking actions within and toward the community of trophic ecologists, as planned within the GRET's objectives, should contribute to fill these gaps, by reintegrating microbes within trophic concepts and setting the seeds for trans- and meta-ecosystemic research opportunities. Once the community of trophic ecologists is aware of the scientific benefit in pushing its boundaries forwards, turning words and good intentions into concrete research projects will depend on the opportunities to obtain research funding.
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- Marie-Élodie Perga
- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; UMR 042 INRA-université Savoie Mont-Blanc, Carrtel, 74200 Thonon-les-Bains, France; IDYST, université de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Suisse.
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; UMR CNRS 7360 LIEC, université de Lorraine-Metz, 57000 Metz, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; Ifremer, Dyneco Lebco, centre de Bretagne, Technopole Brest Iroise, CS10070, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; UMR 6249 Chrono-environnement CNRS/université Bourgogne Franche-Comté UsC Inra, 25030 Besançon, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; UMR AMAP-Inra, 34398 Montpellier, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, UMR BOREA, MNHN-CNRS-UPMC-IRD-UCN-UA, Station de biologie marine, quai de la Croix, 29900 Concarneau, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; Irstea, UR LISC, centre de Clermont-Ferrand, 63178 Aubière, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; UMR iEES Paris (CNRS, UPMC, Inra, IRD, AgroParisTech, UPEC), Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences-Paris, université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; UMR 8187 LOG, université de Lille, CNRS, université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale, 28, avenue Foch, 62930 Wimereux, France; IFREMER, Ifremer, laboratoire « Ressources halieutiques », centre Manche-mer du Nord, 62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; UMR-CNRS 5023 LEHNA, université Lyon-1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- GDR CNRS 3716 GRET, Groupe de recherche en écologie trophique, 63170 Aubière, France; Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, LMGE, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Buzzá HH, Silva APD, Vollet Filho JD, Ramirez DP, Trujillo JR, Inada NM, Moriyama LT, Kurachi C, Bagnato VS. Photodynamic therapy: Progress toward a scientific and clinical network in Latin America. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2015; 13:261-266. [PMID: 26296697 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Cancer is one of the major challenges for Latin America health services, since the skin cancer is the most frequent lesion. This manuscript addresses an initiative for the treatment of basal cell carcinomas (BCC) by photodynamic therapy (PDT) based on a government-funded national program in Brazil. The program provides clinical training and facilitates access to drugs/equipment and significantly reduces PDT costs. It also lays foundations for the establishment of a Latin American research network to improve prevention, early detection and treatment of diseases. Centers have been established by direct contact (conferences, visits to healthcare facilities and official departments). A local training was divided into complementary theoretical and practical parts. This is an ongoing project that has involved 10 countries: Brazil, Bolivia Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, The initial results are encouraging and have provided assessment of Latin America patients relating, for example, the most common skin phototypes with incidence of BCC in such countries. The network is expected to produce relevant scientific information for PDT introduction in many countries. The experience acquired by local teams shall enable them to innovate PDT protocols and increase the number of skilled contributors/researchers to broaden knowledge on the ever-crescent PDT field in Latin America. The establishment of a collaboration network and introduction of other projects and experience exchange shall become an easier process with time. This PDT clinical research network is a start for the strengthening of Science in South Hemisphere countries.
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- Hilde H Buzzá
- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), P.O. Box 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), P.O. Box 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), P.O. Box 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), P.O. Box 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), P.O. Box 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), P.O. Box 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), P.O. Box 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), P.O. Box 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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