Question 1

Which countries lead General Dentistry research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in General Dentistry. By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 992 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead General Dentistry research?

Accepted Answer

Saveetha University (India) ranks first in General Dentistry on research quality in 2022-now, followed by .

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in General Dentistry?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in General Dentistry, Falk Schwendicke, Matthias Kern and Bart Van Meerbeek have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is General Dentistry research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of General Dentistry research in 2022-now 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.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study General Dentistry?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, King's College London, Universidade de São Paulo and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is General Dentistry research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Dental Research and COVID-19.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in General Dentistry?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in General Dentistry is "Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents" (Günter Kampf, Daniel Tödt, Stephanie Pfaender et al., 2020), with 3,919 citations. Next come "Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study" (3,383) and "Epidemiology, causes, clinical manifestation and diagnosis, prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the early outbreak period: a scoping review" (2,486).