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Most cited papers in Periodontics

What are the most cited papers in Periodontics?

The most cited paper in Periodontics is "APACHE II-A Severity of Disease Classification System" (William A. Knaus, Elizabeth A. Draper, Douglas P. Wagner et al., 1986), with 13,426 citations. Next come "Bacterial Biofilms: A Common Cause of Persistent Infections" (12,236) and "The biofilm matrix" (10,070).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 1,349 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 APACHE II-A Severity of Disease Classification System William A. Knaus, Elizabeth A. Draper, Douglas P. Wagner et al. · Critical Care Medicine Aug 1986 13,426
2 Bacterial Biofilms: A Common Cause of Persistent Infections John William Costerton, Philip Shook Stewart, Everett Peter Greenberg · Science 21 May 1999 12,236
3 The biofilm matrix Hans‐Curt Flemming, Jost Wingender · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 2 Aug 2010 10,070
4 Periodontal Disease in Pregnancy II. Correlation Between Oral Hygiene and Periodontal Condition John Silness, Harald A. Löe · Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Open access 1964 7,977
5 Periodontal Disease in Pregnancy I. Prevalence and Severity Harald A. Löe, John Silness · Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Open access 1963 7,274
6 Biofilms: Survival Mechanisms of Clinically Relevant Microorganisms Rodney M. Donlan, John William Costerton · Clinical Microbiology Reviews Open access Apr 2002 6,669
7 Low Health Literacy and Health Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review Nancy D Berkman, Stacey Sheridan, Katrina E Donahue et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine Review 19 Jul 2011 5,609
8 Development of a Classification System for Periodontal Diseases and Conditions Gary C. Armitage · Annals of Periodontology Open access Dec 1999 5,147
9 Microbial complexes in subgingival plaque S. S. Socransky, A. D. Haffajee, MaryAnn Cugini et al. · Journal Of Clinical Periodontology Feb 1998 5,112
10 Biofilms: Microbial Life on Surfaces Rodney M. Donlan · Emerging infectious diseases Open access Sep 2002 4,917
11 Antibiotic resistance of bacteria in biofilms Philip Shook Stewart, John William Costerton · The Lancet Jul 2001 4,602
12 Proteobacteria: microbial signature of dysbiosis in gut microbiota Na-Ri Shin, Tae Woong Whon, Jin‐Woo Bae · Trends in biotechnology Review 22 Jul 2015 4,155
13 Oral diseases: a global public health challenge Marco Aurélio Peres, Lorna M. D. Macpherson, Robert J. Weyant et al. · The Lancet Open access Jul 2019 3,955
14 Platinum-Based Chemotherapy plus Cetuximab in Head and Neck Cancer Jan B. Vermorken, Ricard Mesı́a, Fernando Rivera et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 10 Sep 2008 3,762
15 Simple statistical identification and removal of contaminant sequences in marker-gene and metagenomics data Nicole M. Davis, Diana M. Proctor, Susan Holmes et al. · Microbiome Open access Dec 2018 3,699
16 Periodontal diseases Bruce Lee Pihlstrom, Bryan S. Michalowicz, Newell Walter Johnson · The Lancet Nov 2005 3,559
17 Experimental Gingivitis in Man Harald A. Löe, Else Theilade, S. Børglum Jensen · Journal of Periodontology May 1965 3,510
18 Global epidemiology of oral and oropharyngeal cancer Saman Warnakulasuriya · Oral Oncology 19 Sep 2008 3,484
19 The Human Oral Microbiome Floyd E. Dewhirst, Tuste Chen, Jacques Izard et al. · Journal of Bacteriology Open access 23 Jul 2010 3,327
20 A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae Jinshui Zheng, Stijn Wittouck, Elisa Salvetti et al. · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY Open access Apr 2020 3,325
21 Microbiome Datasets Are Compositional: And This Is Not Optional Gregory Brian Gloor, Jean M. Macklaim, Vera Pawlowsky‐Glahn et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 15 Nov 2017 3,290
22 Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms Niels Høiby, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Michael Givskov et al. · International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 11 Feb 2010 3,283
23 Staging and grading of periodontitis: Framework and proposal of a new classification and case definition Maurizio S. Tonetti, Henry Greenwell, Kenneth S. Kornman · Journal of Periodontology Open access Jun 2018 3,251
24 The World Oral Health Report 2003: continuous improvement of oral health in the 21st century – the approach of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme Poul Erik Petersen · Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology 21 Nov 2003 3,219
25 Periodontitis: Consensus report of workgroup 2 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri‐Implant Diseases and Conditions Panos N. Papapanou et al. · Journal of Periodontology Open access Jun 2018 3,213
26 Defining the Normal Bacterial Flora of the Oral Cavity Jørn A. Aas, Bruce J. Paster, Lauren N. Stokes et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology Open access Nov 2005 3,138
27 Periodontitis: from microbial immune subversion to systemic inflammation George Hajishengallis · Nature reviews. Immunology ReviewOpen access 23 Dec 2014 3,055
28 Matrix Metalloproteinases: A Review Henning Birkedal‐Hansen, William G. I. Moore, Malena Bodden et al. · Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine 1993 2,995
29 Improved Survival of Patients With Human Papillomavirus-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Prospective Clinical Trial Carole Fakhry, William H. Westra, S. Li et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 12 Feb 2008 2,814
30 Understanding biofilm resistance to antibacterial agents David G. Davies · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Review 31 Jan 2003 2,810
31 Derivation and validation of a short‐form oral health impact profile Gary Douglas Slade · Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology Aug 1997 2,753
32 Case–Control Study of Human Papillomavirus and Oropharyngeal Cancer Gypsyamber DʼSouza, Aimée R. Kreimer, Raphael P. Viscidi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 9 May 2007 2,706
33 Dental caries Robert H. Selwitz, Amid Ibrahim Ismail, Nigel Berry Pitts · The Lancet 2007 2,667
34 The Simplified Oral Hygiene Index John Gerald Greene, Jack R. Vermillion · The Journal of the American Dental Association 1964 2,662
35 The global burden of oral diseases and risks to oral health. Poul Erik Petersen, Denis M. Bourgeois, Hiroshi Ogawa et al. · PubMed Open access Sep 2005 2,660
36 Periodontal diseases Denis F. Kinane, Panagiota G. Stathopoulou, Panos N. Papapanou · Nature Reviews Disease Primers Review 22 Jun 2017 2,638
37 The Plaque Control Record Timothy J. O’Leary, Robert B. Drake, James E. Naylor · Journal of Periodontology 1972 2,573
38 Quantification of biofilm in microtiter plates: overview of testing conditions and practical recommendations for assessment of biofilm production by staphylococci Srdjan Stepanović, Dragana Vuković, Veronika Holá et al. · Apmis Aug 2007 2,521
39 Development and evaluation of the Oral Health Impact Profile. GD Slade, A J Spencer · PubMed Mar 1994 2,358
40 The oral microbiota: dynamic communities and host interactions Richard J. Lamont, Hyun Min KOO, George Hajishengallis · Nature Reviews Microbiology ReviewOpen access 9 Oct 2018 2,252
41 Global Burden of Severe Periodontitis in 1990-2010 Nicholas J Kassebaum, Eduardo Bernabé, M. Dahiya et al. · Journal of Dental Research Open access 26 Sep 2014 2,247
42 Quantification of biofilm structures by the novel computer program comstat Arne Heydorn, Alex Toftgaard Nielsen, Morten Hentzer et al. · Microbiology Oct 2000 2,211
43 Occlusal Caries: Biological Approach for Its Diagnosis and Management Joana Christina Carvalho, Irene Dige, Vita Mačhiulskienė et al. · Caries Research Open access 2016 2,160
44 Global, Regional, and National Prevalence, Incidence, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Oral Conditions for 195 Countries, 1990–2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Nicholas J Kassebaum et al. · Journal of Dental Research Open access Feb 2017 2,066
45 The microbiota associated with successful or failing osseointegrated titanium implants Andrea Mombelli, M. A. C. van Oosten, Eva Schürch et al. · Oral Microbiology and Immunology Dec 1987 2,066
46 Bacterial Diversity in Human Subgingival Plaque Bruce J. Paster, Susan K. Boches, Jamie L. Galvin et al. · Journal of Bacteriology Open access 15 Jun 2001 2,033
47 Nasal Carriage as a Source ofStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia Christof von Eiff, Karsten Becker, Konstanze Machka et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 Jan 2001 2,026
48 Determination of bacterial load by real-time PCR using a broad-range (universal) probe and primers set Mangala A. Nadkarni, F. Elizabeth Martin, Nicholas A. Jacques et al. · Microbiology 2002 2,008
49 Riddle of Biofilm Resistance Kim Lewis · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Open access Apr 2001 2,001
50 2016 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Classification Criteria for Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: A Consensus and Data‐Driven Methodology Involving Three International Patient Cohorts Caroline H. Shiboski, Stephen C. Shiboski, Raphaèle Séror et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatology Open access 26 Oct 2016 1,993

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