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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. 13.9% 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%
3.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+41%
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 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (725 and 573 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 725 works
  2. 2 United States 573 works
  3. 3 Brazil 562 works
  4. 4 India 429 works
  5. 5 Iran 259 works
  6. 6 Egypt 229 works
  7. 7 Russia 195 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 181 works
  9. 9 Italy 179 works
  10. 10 South Korea 158 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: 20.8%United States: 16.4%Brazil: 16.1%India: 12.3%6 others listed: 34.4%21%largest
China725 · 20.8%United States573 · 16.4%Brazil562 · 16.1%India429 · 12.3%6 others listed1,201 · 34.4%

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

Which institutions lead Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research?

By volume in 2022–2025, 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.

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 Michael R. Hamblin.

  1. 1 Michael R. Hamblin United States 2.8k citations

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

Where is Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research done?

The largest centres of Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Tehran (Iran), Beijing (China) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 173 works
  2. 2 Tehran Iran 145 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 113 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 97 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 78 works
  6. 6 Cairo Egypt 70 works
  7. 7 Baghdad Iraq 65 works
  8. 8 Giza Egypt 64 works
  9. 9 Seoul South Korea 57 works
  10. 10 Chennai India 56 works
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Where is the best place to study Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine?

Among universities, judged by research, Cairo University, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Alexandria 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.

0%20%40%mean 18.99%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Cairo University: 49, 10.3%Iran University of Medical Sciences: 10, 32.4%Alexandria University: 21, 14.5%University of Johannesburg: 21, 33.4%Universidade Nove de Julho: 29, 11.2%Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences: 39, 11.7%Wroclaw Medical University: 9, 28.0%Dankook University: 17, 18.9%Sechenov University: 18, 8.2%Damascus University: 14, 21.3%University of Johann…Iran University of M…Alexandria UniversityCairo University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Cairo UniversityEgypt 73.010.3%12.4×49 +233.7%
2 Iran University of Medical SciencesIran 68.232.4%7.6×10 +389.4%
3 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 65.514.5%8.9×21 +779.2%
4 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 63.433.4%6.6×21 +10.2%
5 Universidade Nove de JulhoBrazil 62.811.2%72.2×29 +146.1%
6 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran 62.211.7%22.0×39 +81.5%
7 Wroclaw Medical UniversityPoland 60.928.0%11.7×9 +84.1%
8 Dankook UniversitySouth Korea 59.918.9%25.0×17 +97.7%
9 Sechenov UniversityRussia 59.58.2%11.3×18 +513.8%
10 Damascus UniversitySyria 59.521.3%33.3×14

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 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine.

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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.