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Suggestions to the article: demonstrating the ascendancy of COVID-19 research using acronyms

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  • Julie Chi Chow

    (Chi Mei Medical Center
    Taipei Medical University)

  • Tsair-Wei Chien

    (Chi-Mei Medical Center)

  • Willy Chou

    (Jiali Chi-Mei Hospital, Chi-Mei Medical Center)

Abstract

The article published on 16 May 2021 is interesting and impressive, particularly on the Figure displaying several acronyms in trend. Although the most popular eight acronyms in 2019 and 2020 are individually highlighted and labeled, how to determine the points in 2019 and 2020 is required for classifications. The analysis for the evolution of keywords is common and necessary in the bibliographic study. None of the studies addressed the determination of the bursting point for a given keyword over the years. We aim to illustrate the way to determine the inflection point on a given ogive curve and apply the temporal bar graph (TBG) to interpret the trend of a specific keyword (or acronym). The prediction model is based on item response theory, commonly used in educational and psychometric fields. The eight acronyms presented in the previous study were demonstrated using the TBG. We found that the TBG includes more valuable information than the traditional trend charts. The inflection point denoted the topic burst indicates the turning point suddenly from increasing to decreasing. The TBG combined with the inflection point to represent the trend of a given keyword can make the data in trend easier and clearer to understand than any graph used in ever before bibliometric analyses.

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  • Julie Chi Chow & Tsair-Wei Chien & Willy Chou, 2022. "Suggestions to the article: demonstrating the ascendancy of COVID-19 research using acronyms," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 127(5), pages 2897-2899, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:127:y:2022:i:5:d:10.1007_s11192-022-04302-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04302-z
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    1. Shu-Chun Kuo & Tsair-Wei Chien & Willy Chou, 2021. "Questions to the article: demonstrating the ascendancy of COVID-19 research using acronyms," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(10), pages 8761-8764, October.
    2. Adrian Barnett & Zoë Doubleday, 2021. "Demonstrating the ascendancy of COVID-19 research using acronyms," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(7), pages 6127-6130, July.
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