Abstract

Objective. Identify the scientific production published in journals indexed in the Scopus database on SARS-CoV-2, to quantify the scientific information available for the decision-making process of the relevant authorities. Design/Methodology/Approach. It is a documentary research, which uses bibliometric analysis of articles published in scientific journals indexed in the Scopus database, using EndNote and VOSviewer, among other processing tools. Results/Discussion. 1,779 publications were found that met the inclusion criteria -more than 75% are open access and 61% are articles- The English language predominates (more than 90%). Eleven articles collect 65, 8% of the citations, and three journals account for 65, 2% of the citations. The US stands out with 18% of the authors, the rest of the countries have less than 10%, even though Italy and China stick out. Collaborations between countries are dynamic with six different groups of alliances of researchers throughout the world. Regarding the specific topic discussed, five base topics were found: risk factors, description of the disease, effects in different countries, curative drugs, and detection tests. Conclusions. Scientists have done their job to stop this global threat, creating and disseminating relevant knowledge; the decision-making powers have the say: it is in their hands to use or not the knowledge generated. Originality/Value. It has become clear that the assessment of scientific knowledge, especially in extreme circumstances and / or emergencies, could mean a great saving in resources, time and lives.