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Researcher · John Peter Smith Hospital · United States

Bruce N. Epker

Bruce N. Epker publishes mostly in Genetics, Surgery and Orthodontics, on topics such as Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments and Cleft Lip and Palate Research.

OpenAlex
World rank
#327,210
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#118,067
of 1,627,098
Works
182
Citations
7.2k
Citations per work
39.4
h-index
46
i10-index 116Top 5.8% in Genetics (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Bruce N. Epker

What does Bruce N. Epker research?

Bruce N. Epker's work is mostly in Medicine (23%), Dentistry (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%).

Health Sciences: 92 works · 50.3% of their workMedicine: 41 works · 22.5% of their workSurgery: 29 works · 16.0% of their workDermatology: 12 works · 6.5% of their workDentistry: 40 works · 21.9% of their workOrthodontics: 23 works · 12.8% of their workOral Surgery: 17 works · 9.1% of their workHealth Professions: 11 works · 5.9% of their workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 11 works · 5.9% of their workEverything else: 56 works · 31.0% of their workLife Sciences: 34 works · 18.7% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 34 works · 18.7% of their workGenetics: 34 works · 18.7% of their workTHEIR WORKBruce N. Epker182works
Life Sciences19%Health Sciences50%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4122.5%
    2. Dentistry4021.9%
    3. Health Professions115.9%
  2. Everything else5631.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3418.7%
  1. 1Genetics19% of their works
  2. 2Surgery16% of their works
  3. 3Orthodontics13% of their works
  4. 4Oral Surgery9% of their works
  5. 5Dermatology6% of their works
  6. 6Complementary and Manual Therapy6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Bruce N. Epker's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Epidemiology, Orthodontic Tooth Movement, Orthognathic Surgery, Treatment Outcomes, Craniosynostosis, Neural Crest, Cleft Lip and Genetics.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology632 topics
  2. Orthodontic Tooth Movement591 topic
  3. Orthognathic Surgery591 topic
  4. Treatment Outcomes572 topics
  5. Craniosynostosis441 topic
  6. Neural Crest441 topic
  7. Cleft Lip351 topic
  8. Genetics351 topic
  9. Surgical Management352 topics
  10. Bruxism281 topic
  11. Temporomandibular Disorders281 topic
  12. Dermal Fillers261 topic
  13. Hyaluronic Acid261 topic
  14. Facial Fractures221 topic
  15. Maxillofacial Trauma221 topic
  16. Cone-Beam CT161 topic
  17. Dental Imaging161 topic
  18. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor131 topic
  19. Odontogenic Tumors131 topic

Where does Bruce N. Epker work?

Bruce N. Epker's main affiliation in the publication record is John Peter Smith Hospital, United States.

How many publications and citations does Bruce N. Epker have?

OpenAlex counts 182 works and 7,179 citations for Bruce N. Epker, an h-index of 46, ranking #327,210 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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