Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 452-456.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2018.04.026

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Bibliographic Characteristics of Top 100 Cited Articles Last Decade in Dentistry.

YU Ting1, ZHAO Li2, QIN Wen-guang1, ZHANG Jin-cai3, XUAN Dong-ying4*   

  1. 1. Department of Periodontology, Key Laboratory of Oral Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Oral Disease, Stomatology Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510140, China;
    2. Department of Prosthodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou 510055, China;
    3. Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    4. Department of Periodontology, Hangzhou Dental Hospital, Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310006, China.
  • Received:2017-11-17 Online:2018-04-28 Published:2018-04-25

Abstract: Objective: To analyze bibliographic characteristics of highly cited papers last decade in dentistry. Methods: Bibliographic characteristics including publication year, publishers, journals, authors and their countries of top 100 (TOP 100) cited papers in dentistry between 2006 and 2016 were obtained from the Web of Science database. Open or toll access and methodological designs were determined in full-text papers. Bibliographic characteristics were analyzed. Results: TOP 100 papers were mainly from the year 2006 to 2008 (72%). Ninety-three percent papers were from dental journals, >1/3 from the Elsevier, >2/3 from toll access. The top 10 countries by paper number were the Western, followed by China ranking 11. Sixty-three papers were done by one country. The most common international collaboration involved 2 to 4 countries. There were 4 authors per paper on average and 6 papers most per author. Periodontology including implantology was the main research area (37%). Review or expert opinion was the main methodological design (53%). Conclusion: Bibliographic characteristic analysis of highly cited papers provides researchers delicate guidelines on publication and evaluation of research works and on academic communication and directions.

Key words: Article, Bibliometrics, Citation, Dentistry, Open access, Publication