Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments is a research topic within Oral Surgery. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1950. 18.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of topics related to endodontic research and practice, including the use of root canal irrigants, properties and applications of mineral trioxide aggregate, the role of Enterococcus faecalis in treatment failure, revascularization techniques, and regenerative endodontics. It also covers the challenges and outcomes of endodontic treatment, the use of nickel-titanium instruments, advancements in imaging with cone beam computed tomography, and the potential for dental pulp regeneration.
- Root Canal Irrigants
- Mineral Trioxide Aggregate
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Revascularization
- Apical Periodontitis
- Endodontic Treatment
- Regenerative Endodontics
- Nickel-Titanium Instruments
- Cone Beam Computed Tomography
- Dental Pulp Regeneration
- Research works
- 37k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +29% 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 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments research?
By volume, India and Brazil publish the most (1.3k and 803 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 1.3k works
- 2 Brazil 803 works
- 3 China 642 works
- 4 Türkiye 542 works
- 5 United States 513 works
- 6 Saudi Arabia 364 works
- 7 Egypt 360 works
- 8 Iran 328 works
- 9 Indonesia 194 works
- 10 Iraq 159 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 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Saveetha University publishes the most Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Stomatology Hospital.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Saveetha UniversityIndia 95 works
- 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 79 works
- 3 Stomatology HospitalChina 64 works
- 4 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 59 works
- 5 Kamineni Institute of Dental SciencesIndia 58 works
- 6 Cairo UniversityEgypt 56 works
- 7 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 56 works
- 8 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 44 works
- 9 Ragas Dental College & HospitalIndia 43 works
- 10 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran 43 works
Who are the leading researchers in Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments include Ali Bijani.
- 1 Ali Bijani Iran 5.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments research done?
The largest centres of Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments research in 2022–2025 are Chennai (India), São Paulo (Brazil), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Cairo (Egypt). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nalgonda and Medak.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NalgondaIN · 58.0 works133×
- MedakIN · 25.5 works131×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, Saveetha University, King Abdulaziz 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.
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 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 67.6 | 13.4% | 12.8× | 95 | +147.6% |
| 2 | King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia | 64.5 | 13.2% | 9.8× | 41 | +175.2% |
| 3 | Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania | 64.3 | 34.7% | 11.5× | 8 | +510.6% |
| 4 | Alexandria UniversityEgypt | 64.1 | 20.5% | 8.8× | 32 | +470.7% |
| 5 | Qassim UniversitySaudi Arabia | 63.2 | 11.5% | 14.8× | 30 | +225.9% |
| 6 | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia | 62.7 | 21.5% | 10.7× | 15 | +409.2% |
| 7 | Cairo UniversityEgypt | 62.0 | 8.5% | 9.3× | 56 | +330.2% |
| 8 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 60.9 | 21.6% | 8.0× | 56 | +51.9% |
| 9 | Universidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaBrazil | 59.0 | 38.6% | 19.5× | 15 | +4.3% |
| 10 | Suez Canal UniversityEgypt | 58.9 | 11.0% | 16.6× | 23 | +512.8% |
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 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments.
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.