Junghwan Kim, Sampath Rapuri, Kevin Wang, Weihe Wendy Guan, and Melinda Laituri published “A scoping review of covid-19 research adopting quantitative geographical methods in geography, urban studies, and planning: a text mining approach.” The review analyzes 331 papers across 45 journals in geography, urban studies, and planning. It identifies four key research themes, including the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in cities, COVID-19 mortality rates, changes in human mobility, and the pandemic’s impact on air pollution. Spatial models emerge as crucial tools, yet the lack of focus on non-air pollution environmental factors is noted. This study provided insights to understand and address the spatial dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Overview of their research method (text mining)