Forecasting of the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Scientometric Analysis

Authors

Pandri Ferdias, Department of Mathematics, Universitas Lampung, Lampung, IndonesiaFollow
Ansari Saleh Ahmar, Department of Statistics, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, IndonesiaFollow

Date of this Version

3-29-2021

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This study presented a scientometric analysis of scientific publications with discussions of forecasting and COVID-19. The data of this study were obtained from the Scopus database using the keywords: ( TITLE-ABS-KEY (forecast) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (covid)) and the data were taken on March 26, 2021. This study was a scientometric study. The data were subsequently analyzed using the VosViewer and Bibliometrix R Package. The results showed that “COVID-19” was the keyword most frequently used by researchers, followed by “forecasting” and “human”. Authors who discussed the topic of forecasting COVID-19 come from 83 different countries/regions, with the most articles sent by authors from the USA.