Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant Women: A Bibliometric Study

To evaluate the bibliometric profile of the worldwide scientific production on the side effects of COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women, in Scopus. A retrospective, cross-sectional, bibliometric study that analyzed metadata published in scientific journals indexed in Scopus during 2019 and 2021. The search and download of the manuscripts were performed on May 13, 2022, and the Scival program was used for the measurement of the bibliometric indicators. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics and American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM had the highest impact with 24.8, 14.3 and 13.7 citations per publication, respectively. The institutions with the highest number of manuscripts were Harvard University and National Institutes of Health, with 13 manuscripts, respectively. Goldfarb Ilona Telefus, Kampmann Beate and Khalil Asma were the authors with the highest number manuscripts, with 3 each. Only one publication on the side effects of COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women was identified in 2019, whereas the highest scientific output was identified in 2021, with 127, of which, 67 were from Q1. In Scopus, there is an increase in the production of manuscripts on the side effects of the vaccine against COVID-19 in pregnant women, with the United States being the country with the most institutions with the highest scientific production. However, over the years, the quartile of the journals where these studies were published decreased.Funding Information: This research did not receive grants.Declaration of Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.