Top 100 cited articles on diabetes mellitus and Covid-19: A bibliometric analysis

• Published in: Diabetes & metabolic syndrome clinical research & reviews 2021-07, Vol.15 (4), p.102160-102160, Article 102160
• Main Authors: Vishwanathan, Karthik, Kambhampati, Srinivas.B.S., Vaishya, Raju
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Covid-19; Diabetes; Pandemic; Top 100 citations
• ISSN: 1871-4021; 1878-0334
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.05.033

There is a lack of bibliometric analytical studies on Diabetes Mellitus in Covid-19. As diabetes mellitus is a common co-morbidity associated with poor outcomes in Covid-19, we undertook a bibliometric analysis of the top 100 publications relating to this subject. The top 100 cited papers were searched on Pubmed. Information about authors, month and year of publication, name of the journal, country of the affiliating institute of the first author, affiliation, total citations, citation density, type of study, type of paper, nature of the study, collaborations, number of affiliations and erratum details were collected. The top 100 papers were published in 57 journals and were cited 53,374 times. Though most of the top 100 papers were written by first authors affiliated to institutes in the United States, the publication from China were the most influential. Two institutions from the United States had the highest number of affiliations of the first author. The Lancet was the most productive journal with the highest number of total citations (24,221). This study gives valuable information to academicians and researchers regarding trends in the publication of the most influential articles on diabetes mellitus and Covid-19 infection. •Majority of the published studies were level IV evidence, with narrative reviews been the commonest.•Total Citations for the top 100 publications were 53,374.•The most cited one had 12,733 citations, with Chinese authors been the most cited (31,517 times).•80% of studies were clinical, and 33% were prognostic studies.•The Lancet was the most-cited journal, with 24,221 citations.