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Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine

Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine is a research topic within Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the use of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and photobiomodulation in various biomedical applications, including wound healing, inflammation reduction, neurological effects, tissue repair, and cell proliferation. It covers the mechanisms and clinical efficacy of LLLT in different medical fields such as dentistry, neurorehabilitation, orthopedics, and dermatology.

  • Low-Level Laser Therapy
  • Photobiomodulation
  • Wound Healing
  • Inflammation
  • Neurological Effects
  • Tissue Repair
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Mitochondrial Signaling
  • Dental Applications
  • Therapeutic Photobiomodulation
Research works
26k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+22%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
21% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (850 and 659 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 850 works
  2. 2 United States 659 works
  3. 3 Brazil 630 works
  4. 4 India 495 works
  5. 5 Iran 278 works
  6. 6 Egypt 252 works
  7. 7 Russia 213 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 206 works
  9. 9 Italy 201 works
  10. 10 South Korea 175 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.

China: 21.5%United States: 16.6%Brazil: 15.9%India: 12.5%6 others listed: 33.5%21%largest
China850 · 21.5%United States659 · 16.6%Brazil630 · 15.9%India495 · 12.5%6 others listed1,326 · 33.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research, followed by Cairo University and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 62 works
  2. 2 Cairo UniversityEgypt 55 works
  3. 3 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran 42 works
  4. 4 Islamic Azad University, TehranIran 41 works
  5. 5 Harvard UniversityUnited States 38 works
  6. 6 University of BaghdadIraq 36 works
  7. 7 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 34 works
  8. 8 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 32 works
  9. 9 Universidade Nove de JulhoBrazil 32 works
  10. 10 Sichuan UniversityChina 30 works

Who are the leading researchers in Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine include Yousef Saleh Khader, Patrick M. Bossuyt and Vivian Andrea Welch.

  1. 1 Yousef Saleh Khader Jordan 274k citations
  2. 2 Patrick M. Bossuyt Netherlands 270k citations
  3. 3 Vivian Andrea Welch Canada 218k citations
  4. 4 David John Hunter Australia 211k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine?

The most cited paper in Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine is "Selective Photothermolysis: Precise Microsurgery by Selective Absorption of Pulsed Radiation" (R. Rox Anderson, John Albert Parrish, 1983), with 3,481 citations. Next come "Generation of Optical Harmonics" (3,287) and "Review of bioactive glass: From Hench to hybrids" (2,454).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Selective Photothermolysis: Precise Microsurgery by Selective Absorption of Pulsed Radiation R. Rox Anderson, John Albert Parrish · Science 29 Apr 1983 3,481
2 Generation of Optical Harmonics P. A. Franken, Anna Hill, Christopher W. Peters et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 15 Aug 1961 3,287
3 Review of bioactive glass: From Hench to hybrids Julian R. Jones · Acta Biomaterialia 21 Aug 2012 2,454
4 Root canal anatomy of the human permanent teeth Frank J. Vertucci · Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Nov 1984 2,153
5 The biology of platelet-derived growth factor Russell Ross, Elaine W. Raines, Daniel F. Bowen‐Pope · Cell Jul 1986 2,021
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Where is Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research done?

The largest centres of Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research in 2022-now are São Paulo (Brazil), Tehran (Iran), Beijing (China) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 São PauloBrazil 191 works
  2. 2 TehranIran 155 works
  3. 3 BeijingChina 128 works
  4. 4 MoscowRussia 108 works
  5. 5 ShanghaiChina 90 works
  6. 6 CairoEgypt 75 works
  7. 7 GizaEgypt 73 works
  8. 8 BaghdadIraq 69 works
  9. 9 SeoulSouth Korea 64 works
  10. 10 ChennaiIndia 63 works
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Where is the best place to study Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Johannesburg, Sichuan University and King Saud University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%30%mean 17.68%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Sichuan UniversityTaipei Medical Unive…University of Johann…King Saud University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 72.819.8%7.4×24 +58.0%
2Sichuan UniversityChina 66.227.3%2.6×30 +94.7%
3King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 62.010.7%4.7×24 +36.5%
4Taipei Medical UniversityTaiwan 60.123.9%10.5×11 +52.5%
5Cairo UniversityEgypt 60.06.2%13.9×55 +17.2%
6Universidade de São PauloBrazil 59.99.8%6.0×62 -3.8%
7Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 59.017.8%2.2×32 +21.7%
8Fudan UniversityChina 58.723.7%2.9×24 +128.9%
9Harvard UniversityUnited States 58.412.3%2.3×38 -28.2%
10Iran University of Medical SciencesIran 57.725.3%8.2×12 +12.1%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine, country by country

Is Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.025% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine10.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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