Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology is a research topic within Oral Surgery. Science Explorer counts 43k research works in it since 1950. 7.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the classification, management, and molecular pathology of odontogenic tumors, with a particular emphasis on keratocystic odontogenic tumors and ameloblastomas. It covers topics such as recurrence rates, treatment modalities, surgical management, and the epidemiological and histopathological profiles of these tumors.
- Odontogenic Tumors
- Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor
- Ameloblastoma
- Recurrence
- Treatment Modalities
- Molecular Pathology
- Cystic Lesions
- Surgical Management
- Epidemiological Profile
- Histopathological Analysis
- Research works
- 43k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% 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 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 773 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 1.3k works
- 2 United States 773 works
- 3 Brazil 592 works
- 4 China 514 works
- 5 Japan 371 works
- 6 Türkiye 269 works
- 7 United Kingdom 202 works
- 8 Italy 175 works
- 9 Iran 157 works
- 10 South Korea 145 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 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Saveetha University publishes the most Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology research, followed by Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research and Government Dental College and Hospital.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Saveetha UniversityIndia 47 works
- 2 Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchIndia 43 works
- 3 Government Dental College and HospitalIndia 43 works
- 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 30 works
- 5 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 29 works
- 6 Stomatology HospitalChina 27 works
- 7 Kamineni Institute of Dental SciencesIndia 27 works
- 8 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 24 works
- 9 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 23 works
- 10 National Medical Research Center of Dentistry and Maxillofacial SurgeryRussia 21 works
Where is Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology research done?
The largest centres of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology research in 2022–2025 are Chennai (India), São Paulo (Brazil), New Delhi (India) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nalgonda and Wardha.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NalgondaIN · 26.5 works71×
- WardhaIN · 44.6 works27×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology?
Among universities, judged by research, Damascus University, Alexandria University and University of Monastir 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 | Damascus UniversitySyria | 59.1 | 12.7% | 23.8× | 13 | +130.0% |
| 2 | Alexandria UniversityEgypt | 54.8 | 5.5% | 7.5× | 23 | +208.4% |
| 3 | University of MonastirTunisia | 53.4 | 4.3% | 15.7× | 15 | +141.0% |
| 4 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences BhubaneswarIndia | 52.1 | 13.2% | 13.7× | 11 | — |
| 5 | Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchIndia | 49.4 | 3.1% | 28.5× | 43 | -21.0% |
| 6 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 49.0 | 4.6% | 7.4× | 47 | +10.0% |
| 7 | Government Dental College and HospitalIndia | 47.9 | 0.1% | 117.9× | 43 | +9.6% |
| 8 | Medical University of VarnaBulgaria | 46.4 | 3.9% | 17.0× | 8 | +458.3% |
| 9 | Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and HospitalIndia | 44.4 | 3.9% | 173.1× | 11 | +108.8% |
| 10 | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran | 44.2 | 4.4% | 8.1× | 18 | +85.4% |
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 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.
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.