Reliability of Google Trends: analysis of the limits and potential of web infoveillance during COVID-19 pandemic and for future research
A Rovetta - Frontiers in research metrics and analytics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, government authorities around the world
have had to face a growing infodemic capable of causing serious damages to public health …
have had to face a growing infodemic capable of causing serious damages to public health …
Forecasting and surveillance of COVID-19 spread using Google trends: literature review
T Saegner, D Austys - International journal of environmental research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The probability of future Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-19 waves remains high, thus COVID-
19 surveillance and forecasting remains important. Online search engines harvest vast …
19 surveillance and forecasting remains important. Online search engines harvest vast …
A new infodemiological approach through Google Trends: longitudinal analysis of COVID-19 scientific and infodemic names in Italy
A Rovetta, L Castaldo - BMC medical research methodology, 2022 - Springer
The scientific community has classified COVID-19 as the worst pandemic in human history.
The damage caused by the new disease was direct (eg, deaths) and indirect (eg, closure of …
The damage caused by the new disease was direct (eg, deaths) and indirect (eg, closure of …
[HTML][HTML] Influence of mass media on Italian web users during the COVID-19 pandemic: infodemiological analysis
A Rovetta, L Castaldo - JMIRx med, 2021 - xmed.jmir.org
Background: Concurrently with the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been facing a
growing infodemic, which has caused severe damage to economic and health systems and …
growing infodemic, which has caused severe damage to economic and health systems and …
Mining Google Trends data for nowcasting and forecasting colorectal cancer (CRC) prevalence
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent and second most lethal
form of cancer in the world. Consequently, CRC cancer prevalence projections are essential …
form of cancer in the world. Consequently, CRC cancer prevalence projections are essential …
Geographic social inequalities in information-seeking response to the COVID-19 pandemic in China: longitudinal analysis of Baidu Index
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic alarmed the public and initiated the uptake of
preventive measures. However, the manner in which the public responded to these …
preventive measures. However, the manner in which the public responded to these …
[HTML][HTML] Google Trends as a predictive tool for COVID-19 vaccinations in Italy: retrospective infodemiological analysis
A Rovetta - JMIRx Med, 2022 - xmed.jmir.org
Background: Google Trends is an infoveillance tool widely used by the scientific community
to investigate different user behaviors related to COVID-19. However, several limitations …
to investigate different user behaviors related to COVID-19. However, several limitations …
Association between public attention and monkeypox epidemic: A global lag‐correlation analysis
W Yan, M Du, C Qin, Q Liu, Y Wang… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The human monkeypox has become a public health problem globally. Google Trends Index
(GTI) is an indicator of public attention, being potential for infectious disease outbreak …
(GTI) is an indicator of public attention, being potential for infectious disease outbreak …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing the effectiveness of international government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
H López-Mendoza, MA González-Álvarez… - Economics & Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper examines the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical measures adopted by
governments to control the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a Panel VAR model …
governments to control the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a Panel VAR model …
Assessing the online search behavior for COVID-19 outbreak: Evidence from Iran
Introduction Google Trends (GT) is an important free tool for online search behavior
analysis, which provides access to Internet search patterns in Google. In recent decades …
analysis, which provides access to Internet search patterns in Google. In recent decades …