General Dentistry research
General Dentistry is a subfield of Dentistry. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 14.9% 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
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Topics
- 1
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +170% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead General Dentistry research?
On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and India rank highest in General Dentistry. By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.4k and 864 works in 2022–2025).
By research quality, 2022–2025
- 1 United States · #1 all time 15.9% top 10% · 864 works
- 2 China · #3 all time 25.6% top 10% · 407 works
- 3 India · #4 all time 6.4% top 10% · 1.4k works
- 4 Saudi Arabia · #6 all time 20.5% top 10% · 395 works
- 5 Türkiye · #10 all time 12.6% top 10% · 558 works
- 6 United Kingdom · #2 all time 17.2% top 10% · 333 works
- 7 Iran · #11 all time 15.8% top 10% · 260 works
- 8 Brazil · #7 all time 6.3% top 10% · 790 works
- 9 Pakistan · #15 all time 7.5% top 10% · 312 works
- 10 Egypt · #16 all time 11.7% top 10% · 242 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 11 countries ranked in General Dentistry. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.
All countries ranked in General DentistryBy volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 1.4k works
- 2 United States 864 works
- 3 Brazil 790 works
- 4 Türkiye 558 works
- 5 China 407 works
- 6 Saudi Arabia 395 works
- 7 United Kingdom 333 works
- 8 Indonesia 315 works
- 9 Pakistan 312 works
- 10 Iran 260 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead General Dentistry research?
Saveetha University (India) ranks first in General Dentistry on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by .
By research quality, 2022–2025
- 1 Saveetha University India · Chennai · #1 all time 10.1% top 10% · 120 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 1 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in General Dentistry.
Top 100 General Dentistry institutionsBy volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Saveetha UniversityIndia 121 works
- 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 51 works
- 3 Kamineni Institute of Dental SciencesIndia 49 works
- 4 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 43 works
- 5 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 43 works
- 6 Cairo UniversityEgypt 41 works
- 7 Government Dental College and HospitalIndia 40 works
- 8 Stomatology HospitalChina 35 works
- 9 University of BaghdadIraq 31 works
- 10 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in General Dentistry?
Among the most productive authors in General Dentistry, Ali Bijani, Yousef Khader and Falk Schwendicke rank highest on the composite score.
- 1 Ali Bijani Iran · #32 worldwide 5.6k citations · 168 works
- 2 Yousef Khader Jordan · #42 worldwide 7.7k citations · 152 works
- 3 Falk Schwendicke Germany · #1,736 worldwide 3.9k citations · 77 works
- 4 Josip Car United Kingdom · #1,879 worldwide 1.4k citations · 88 works
- 5 Seok‐Jun Yoon South Korea · #4,239 worldwide 4.2k citations · 60 works
- 6 Jan Lindhe Sweden · #4,435 worldwide 1k citations · 64 works
- 7 Fernando Neves Hugo Brazil · #8,511 worldwide 499 citations · 76 works
- 8 De Yun Wang Singapore · #8,811 worldwide 891 citations · 62 works
- 9 Gregory J. Pottie United States · #9,221 worldwide 1.1k citations · 54 works
- 10 Robert J. Gorlin United States · #9,235 worldwide 538 citations · 90 works
Re-ranked on the composite score from the 1,788 highest-output authors in General Dentistry. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.
Top 100 General Dentistry researchersWhere is General Dentistry research done?
The largest centres of General Dentistry research in 2022–2025 are Chennai (India), São Paulo (Brazil), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Medak, Nalgonda and Yangon.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MedakIN · 26.5 works118×
- NalgondaIN · 48.7 works97×
- YangonMM · 24.3 works27×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in General Dentistry than the world average.
General Dentistry research by country
The best places for General Dentistry research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.
Where is the best place to study General Dentistry?
Among universities, judged by research, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Ajman University and Saveetha University 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia | 75.3 | 40.7% | 13.0× | 21 | +268.0% |
| 2 | Ajman UniversityUnited Arab Emirates | 71.8 | 32.1% | 19.5× | 14 | +256.9% |
| 3 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 68.7 | 10.1% | 14.0× | 120 | +598.3% |
| 4 | King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia | 68.5 | 26.6% | 8.8× | 43 | +166.2% |
| 5 | Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania | 67.5 | 39.6% | 9.6× | 13 | +464.7% |
| 6 | Qassim UniversitySaudi Arabia | 63.0 | 16.4% | 10.8× | 25 | +177.8% |
| 7 | Jazan UniversitySaudi Arabia | 62.4 | 17.1% | 10.2× | 19 | +308.6% |
| 8 | Taibah UniversitySaudi Arabia | 60.9 | 25.8% | 8.6× | 12 | +239.6% |
| 9 | King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia | 60.6 | 18.8% | 7.2× | 24 | +342.1% |
| 10 | Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania | 58.8 | 33.1% | 10.3× | 9 | +147.4% |
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 General Dentistry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 170% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Dental Research and COVID-19.
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.