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Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research is a research topic within Periodontics. Science Explorer counts 54k research works in it since 1950. 20.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the study of periodontal diseases, oral microbiome, bacterial diversity in gingival plaque, and their systemic impact. It explores the relationship between periodontitis and systemic inflammation, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and pregnancy outcomes. The research also delves into the microbial ecology of the oral cavity, host-microbe interactions, and the role of inflammatory pathways in periodontal tissue destruction.

  • Periodontal Diseases
  • Oral Microbiome
  • Bacterial Diversity
  • Gingival Plaque
  • Systemic Inflammation
  • Dental Caries
  • Microbial Ecology
  • Host Interactions
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Inflammatory Pathways
Research works
54k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
11k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+45%
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 microbiology and periodontitis research research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (2k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2k works
  2. 2 India 1.5k works
  3. 3 United States 1.1k works
  4. 4 Brazil 747 works
  5. 5 Japan 407 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 346 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 333 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 327 works
  9. 9 Iran 322 works
  10. 10 Saudi Arabia 286 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: 26.8%India: 20.1%United States: 15.4%Brazil: 10.2%6 others listed: 27.5%27%largest
China1,971 · 26.8%India1,479 · 20.1%United States1,130 · 15.4%Brazil747 · 10.2%6 others listed2,022 · 27.5%

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

Which institutions lead Oral microbiology and periodontitis research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Saveetha University publishes the most Oral microbiology and periodontitis research research, followed by Stomatology Hospital and Sichuan University.

Who are the leading researchers in Oral microbiology and periodontitis research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research include Yousef Khader and Falk Schwendicke.

  1. 1 Yousef Khader Jordan 7.7k citations
  2. 2 Falk Schwendicke Germany 3.9k citations

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

Where is Oral microbiology and periodontitis research research done?

The largest centres of Oral microbiology and periodontitis research research in 2022–2025 are Chennai (India), Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nalgonda.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chennai India 266 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 200 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 176 works
  4. 4 Xi'an China 173 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 169 works
  6. 6 Chengdu China 131 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 122 works
  8. 8 London United Kingdom 117 works
  9. 9 Seoul South Korea 113 works
  10. 10 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 111 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. NalgondaIN · 52.9 works81×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Oral microbiology and periodontitis research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Oral microbiology and periodontitis research?

Among universities, judged by research, Saveetha University, Sichuan University and Jazan 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 25.59%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Saveetha University: 122, 15.4%Sichuan University: 89, 36.9%Jazan University: 18, 21.4%Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University: 15, 26.7%University of Baghdad: 68, 4.8%Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 16, 33.9%Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 13, 23.8%Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam: 21, 25.1%Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz: 12, 32.0%University of Hong Kong: 43, 35.9%Sichuan UniversityImam Abdulrahman Bin…Jazan UniversitySaveetha 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 Saveetha UniversityIndia 67.715.4%10.8×122 +158.3%
2 Sichuan UniversityChina 55.436.9%4.5×89 +61.3%
3 Jazan UniversitySaudi Arabia 55.121.4%7.4×18 +233.4%
4 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia 54.426.7%7.0×15 +504.2%
5 University of BaghdadIraq 54.34.8%8.1×68 +224.0%
6 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania 54.333.9%15.9×16 +41.1%
7 Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania 54.323.8%11.9×13 +141.6%
8 Academic Center for Dentistry AmsterdamNetherlands 53.225.1%88.6×21 -0.3%
9 Escola Superior de Saúde Egas MonizPortugal 53.132.0%46.2×12
10 University of Hong KongHong Kong 52.935.9%4.3×43 +35.8%

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 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Oral microbiology and periodontitis research.

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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.