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World J Clin Oncol. Oct 24, 2022; 13(10): 835-847
Published online Oct 24, 2022. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v13.i10.835
Current global research landscape on COVID-19 and cancer: Bibliometric and visualization analysis
Sa'ed H Zyoud, Amer Koni, Samah W Al-Jabi, Riad Amer, Muna Shakhshir, Rand Al Subu, Husam Salameh, Razan Odeh, Sultan Musleh, Faris Abushamma, Adham Abu Taha
Sa'ed H Zyoud, Amer Koni, Samah W Al-Jabi, Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Sa'ed H Zyoud, Clinical Research Centre, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Amer Koni, Riad Amer, Husam Salameh, Razan Odeh, Sultan Musleh, Hematology and Oncology Department, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Riad Amer, Rand Al Subu, Husam Salameh, Sultan Musleh, Faris Abushamma, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Muna Shakhshir, Department of Nutrition, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Faris Abushamma, Department of Urology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Adham Abu Taha, Department of Pathology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Adham Abu Taha, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Author contributions: Zyoud SH designed the study, collected the data, analyzed the data, made major contributions to the manuscript’s existing literature search and interpretation, and drafted the manuscript; Koni A, Al-Jabi S, Amer R, Shakhshir M, Al subu R, Salameh H, Odeh R, Musleh S, Abushamma F, and Abu Taha A were involved in interpretation of the data, and made revisions to the initial draft; all authors provided a critical review and approved the final manuscript before submission.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no relevant conflict of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Sa'ed H Zyoud, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Academic Street, Nablus 44839, Palestine. saedzyoud@yahoo.com
Received: April 30, 2022
Peer-review started: April 30, 2022
First decision: June 8, 2022
Revised: June 26, 2022
Accepted: October 11, 2022
Article in press: October 11, 2022
Published online: October 24, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Many systematic reviews and meta-analyses found that the number of papers investigating the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on cancer in various countries increased during the pandemic. The existing literature on COVID-19, focusing on cancer research, has not been provided by any bibliometric analysis. The hot topics were stratified into “cancer care management during the COVID-19 pandemic”; and “COVID-19 vaccines in cancer patients”. Cancer and COVID-19 have emerged as hot topics, which may help researchers uncover new research opportunities in this area.