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Dentistry research

Dentistry is a field of the Health Sciences. Science Explorer counts 464k research works in it since 1950. 15.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: branch of medicine dealing with oral health and teeth.

Research works
464k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
73k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
13
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+43%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is Dentistry research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Dental Caries, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Oral Microbiome, Periodontal Diseases. Gaining share since 2009–13: Dental, Treatment, COVID-19, Dental Practice, Oral Health. Losing share: Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor, Odontogenic Tumors, Dental Erosion, Tooth Whitening.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Dental Caries24k◆ 1.04×2 topics
  2. Quality of Life24k◆ 1.00×3 topics
  3. Epidemiology17k◆ 1.04×2 topics
  4. Risk Factors17k◆ 1.04×2 topics
  5. Oral Microbiome14k◆ 1.04×1 topic
  6. Periodontal Diseases14k◆ 1.04×1 topic
  7. Dental Materials14k◆ 0.89×1 topic
  8. Restorative Dentistry14k◆ 0.89×1 topic
  9. Dental Implants13k▼ 0.83×1 topic
  10. Peri-implant Diseases13k▼ 0.83×1 topic
  11. Cone-Beam CT12k◆ 1.07×1 topic
  12. Dental Imaging12k◆ 1.07×1 topic
  13. Oral Health12k▲ 1.24×2 topics
  14. COVID-1912k▲ 2.3×1 topic
  15. Dental Practice12k▲ 2.3×1 topic
  16. Orthognathic Surgery11k◆ 1.12×2 topics
  17. Global Burden9,870◆ 1.04×1 topic
  18. Prevention9,870◆ 1.04×1 topic
  19. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate9,671◆ 0.93×1 topic
  20. Root Canal Irrigants9,671◆ 0.93×1 topic
  21. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor9,161▼ 0.74×1 topic
  22. Odontogenic Tumors9,161▼ 0.74×1 topic
  23. Dental Esthetics8,378◆ 0.91×1 topic
  24. Orthodontic Tooth Movement8,378◆ 0.91×1 topic
  25. Oral Mucosal Disorders7,115◆ 1.03×1 topic
  26. Potentially Malignant Disorders7,115◆ 1.03×1 topic
  27. Dental Anxiety5,437◆ 1.09×1 topic
  28. Local Anesthetics5,437◆ 1.09×1 topic
  29. Dental Erosion5,054▼ 0.74×1 topic
  30. Tooth Whitening5,054▼ 0.74×1 topic
  31. Dental2,455▲ 5.0×1 topic
  32. Treatment2,455▲ 5.0×1 topic

Which countries lead Dentistry research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and Saudi Arabia rank highest in Dentistry. By volume, India and China publish the most (15k and 9.3k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States · #1 all time 15.7% top 10% · 9.1k works
  2. 2 China · #3 all time 23.0% top 10% · 9.3k works
  3. 3 Saudi Arabia · #8 all time 16.6% top 10% · 3.4k works
  4. 4 United Kingdom · #2 all time 17.2% top 10% · 2.8k works
  5. 5 India · #5 all time 6.1% top 10% · 15k works
  6. 6 Italy · #7 all time 29.1% top 10% · 2.6k works
  7. 7 Türkiye · #11 all time 12.2% top 10% · 5.4k works
  8. 8 Germany · #4 all time 23.0% top 10% · 2.3k works
  9. 9 Iran · #17 all time 11.9% top 10% · 3k works
  10. 10 Australia · #9 all time 25.3% top 10% · 1.1k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 64 countries ranked in Dentistry. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Dentistry

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 15k works
  2. 2 China 9.3k works
  3. 3 United States 9.1k works
  4. 4 Brazil 8.7k works
  5. 5 Türkiye 5.4k works
  6. 6 Saudi Arabia 3.4k works
  7. 7 Egypt 3.2k works
  8. 8 Iran 3k works
  9. 9 Japan 2.9k works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 2.8k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

India: 24.1%China: 14.8%United States: 14.5%Brazil: 13.7%6 others listed: 32.8%24%largest
India15k · 24.1%China9,345 · 14.8%United States9,128 · 14.5%Brazil8,656 · 13.7%6 others listed21k · 32.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Dentistry research?

Stomatology Hospital (China) ranks first in Dentistry on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by University of Hong Kong and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Stomatology Hospital China · Xi'an · #19 all time 23.9% top 10% · 667 works
  2. 2 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Pok Fu Lam · #1 all time 36.8% top 10% · 276 works
  3. 3 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Saudi Arabia · Dammam · #23 all time 31.1% top 10% · 185 works
  4. 4 Saveetha University India · Chennai · #2 all time 10.6% top 10% · 1.3k works
  5. 5 King Abdulaziz University Saudi Arabia · Jeddah · #38 all time 17.2% top 10% · 346 works
  6. 6 King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh · #15 all time 20.3% top 10% · 458 works
  7. 7 University of Bern Switzerland · Bern · #9 all time 38.7% top 10% · 219 works
  8. 8 Wuhan University China · Wuhan · #67 all time 28.6% top 10% · 209 works
  9. 9 Sichuan University China · Chengdu · #40 all time 27.1% top 10% · 443 works
  10. 10 Ajman University United Arab Emirates · Ajman · #93 all time 21.5% top 10% · 123 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 367 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Dentistry.

Top 100 Dentistry institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Saveetha University India 1.3k works
  2. 2 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 715 works
  3. 3 Stomatology Hospital China 667 works
  4. 4 Cairo University Egypt 507 works
  5. 5 Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences India 494 works
  6. 6 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Brazil 487 works
  7. 7 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 458 works
  8. 8 Sichuan University China 443 works
  9. 9 Government Dental College and Hospital India 407 works
  10. 10 University of Baghdad Iraq 396 works

Who are the leading researchers in Dentistry?

Among the most productive authors in Dentistry, Ali Bijani, Yousef Khader and Falk Schwendicke rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Ali Bijani Iran · #32 worldwide 5.6k citations · 168 works
  2. 2 Yousef Khader Jordan · #42 worldwide 7.7k citations · 152 works
  3. 3 Falk Schwendicke Germany · #1,736 worldwide 3.9k citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Jan Lindhe Sweden · #4,435 worldwide 1k citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Qianming Chen China · #5,183 worldwide 812 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan Nigeria · #5,424 worldwide 886 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Tomas Albrektsson Sweden · #6,116 worldwide 1k citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Mariano Alcañíz Spain · #6,752 worldwide 930 citations · 105 works
  9. 9 S. S. Socransky Myanmar · #7,862 worldwide 994 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 John G. Batsakis United States · #8,237 worldwide 581 citations · 69 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,213 highest-output authors in Dentistry. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Dentistry researchers

Where is Dentistry research done?

The largest centres of Dentistry research in 2022–2025 are Chennai (India), São Paulo (Brazil), Istanbul (Türkiye) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Medak, Nalgonda and Barwāla.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chennai India 2.6k works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 1.9k works
  3. 3 Istanbul Türkiye 1.2k works
  4. 4 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1.2k works
  5. 5 Beijing China 1.2k works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 1.1k works
  7. 7 Cairo Egypt 1.1k works
  8. 8 Xi'an China 1k works
  9. 9 Tehran Iran 1k works
  10. 10 London United Kingdom 951 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MedakIN · 237.0 works95×
  2. NalgondaIN · 493.7 works88×
  3. BarwālaIN · 38.2 works80×
  4. Creve CoeurUS · 79.4 works68×
  5. Sinchon-dong72.6 works59×
  6. KingsportUS · 29.7 works51×
  7. BubwithGB · 43.1 works48×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Dentistry than the world average.

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Dentistry research by country

The best places for Dentistry research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Dentistry?

Among universities, judged by research, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saveetha University and Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 21.02%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University: 185, 31.1%Saveetha University: 1,303, 10.6%Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 121, 32.6%Alexandria University: 373, 16.9%Jazan University: 199, 13.3%Qassim University: 221, 12.8%Wroclaw Medical University: 98, 34.2%Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 118, 28.1%Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz: 71, 20.7%Riyadh Elm University: 143, 9.9%Iuliu Hațieganu Univ…Imam Abdulrahman Bin…Alexandria UniversitySaveetha University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Saudi Arabia 70.531.1%10.1×185 +466.9%
2Saveetha University India 66.210.6%13.6×1,303 +156.7%
3Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Romania 63.732.6%12.7×121 +151.6%
4Alexandria University Egypt 60.816.9%8.1×373 +372.7%
5Jazan University Saudi Arabia 60.313.3%9.6×199 +444.9%
6Qassim University Saudi Arabia 57.912.8%8.5×221 +353.0%
7Wroclaw Medical University Poland 57.734.2%6.8×98 +262.3%
8Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Romania 57.228.1%13.5×118 +99.6%
9Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz Portugal 56.920.7%31.8×71 +267.9%
10Riyadh Elm University Saudi Arabia 55.69.9%59.9×143 +237.2%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Dentistry research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Scientific and Engineering Research Topics, Dental Research and COVID-19 and Dental Radiography and Imaging.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Scientific and Engineering Research Topics+728%
  2. Dental Research and COVID-19+170%
  3. Dental Radiography and Imaging+130%
  4. Oral Health Pathology and Treatment+130%
  5. Dental Health and Care Utilization+124%
  6. Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques+121%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Dentistry include?

Dental materials and res…55kDental materials and restorations: 55k fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…54kOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 54k fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 53k fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 45k fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 43k fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 37k fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 37k fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…33kOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 33k fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 30k fractional worksOral Health Pathology and Treatment: 28k fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 22k fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 21k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.