Occupational health in dentistry
Occupational health in dentistry is a research topic within Medical Laboratory Technology. Science Explorer counts 7.6k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the prevalence, risk factors, and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists and dental professionals. It covers topics such as occupational health, ergonomics, work-related pain, posture, and muscle load in the context of dental practice.
- Dentists
- Occupational Health
- Ergonomics
- Work-related Pain
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Posture
- Muscle Load
- Dental Students
- Prevention
- Research works
- 7.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 775 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +17% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
Brazil
23% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Occupational health in dentistry research?
By volume, Brazil and India publish the most (278 and 206 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Brazil
278 works
- 2
India
206 works
- 3
United States
186 works
- 4
Türkiye
99 works
- 5
Indonesia
97 works
- 6
Iran
79 works
- 7
Saudi Arabia
68 works
- 8
Pakistan
65 works
- 9
Ecuador
61 works
- 10
China
60 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 Occupational health in dentistry research?
By volume in 2022-now, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes publishes the most Occupational health in dentistry research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and Universidad Católica de Cuenca.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador
17 works
- 2
Universidade de São PauloBrazil
13 works
- 3
Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador
13 works
- 4
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil
8 works
- 5
Manipal Academy of Higher EducationIndia
8 works
- 6
Physiotherapy New Zealand
New Zealand
7 works
- 7
Saveetha UniversityIndia
7 works
- 8
Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil
6 works
- 9
King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia
6 works
- 10
Sapienza University of Rome
Italy
5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Occupational health in dentistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Occupational health in dentistry include Cyrus Cooper, Yousef Saleh Khader and Rahman Shiri.
- 1
Cyrus Cooper
United Kingdom
342k citations
- 2
Yousef Saleh Khader
Jordan
274k citations
- 3
Rahman Shiri
Finland
238k citations
- 4
Tim Driscoll
Australia
204k citations
- 5
Déborah Carvalho Malta
Brazil
192k citations
- 6
Francesco Saverio Violante
Italy
181k citations
- 7
Rachelle Buchbinder
Australia
173k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Occupational health in dentistry research done?
The largest centres of Occupational health in dentistry research in 2022-now are São Paulo (Brazil), Chennai (India), Tehran (Iran) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ambato and Riyadh.
Largest cities, 2022-now
Where it is the local speciality
- AmbatoEC · 21.4 works27×
- RiyadhSA · 25.9 works5.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Occupational health in dentistry than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Occupational health in dentistry?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade de São Paulo, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes and Universidad Católica de Cuenca 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil |
64.2 | 1.4% | 3.7× | 13 | +38.1% |
| 2 | Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador |
52.2 | 0.6% | 47.1× | 17 | +1350.0% |
| 3 | Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador |
17.2 | 0.5% | 36.6× | 13 | - |
Universities only. The score blends 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 Occupational health in dentistry, country by countryIs Occupational health in dentistry research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Occupational health in dentistry.
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 Occupational health in dentistry as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0082% in 2024.
Fractional works of Occupational health in dentistry 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.
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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