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Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is a research topic within Orthodontics. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 13.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers represents a comprehensive exploration of advancements in orthodontic research and treatment, covering topics such as orthodontic tooth movement, orthognathic surgery, dental esthetics, mini-implants, craniofacial deformity, malocclusion, facial morphology, periodontal effects, treatment timing, and quality of life.

  • Orthodontic Tooth Movement
  • Orthognathic Surgery
  • Dental Esthetics
  • Mini-implants
  • Craniofacial Deformity
  • Malocclusion
  • Facial Morphology
  • Periodontal Effects
  • Treatment Timing
  • Quality of Life
Research works
33k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+31%
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 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (981 and 821 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 981 works
  2. 2 China 821 works
  3. 3 Brazil 726 works
  4. 4 United States 708 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 446 works
  6. 6 Italy 351 works
  7. 7 Japan 237 works
  8. 8 South Korea 227 works
  9. 9 Saudi Arabia 201 works
  10. 10 Egypt 198 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.

India: 20.0%China: 16.8%Brazil: 14.8%United States: 14.5%6 others listed: 33.9%20%largest
India981 · 20.0%China821 · 16.8%Brazil726 · 14.8%United States708 · 14.5%6 others listed1,661 · 33.9%

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

Which institutions lead Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Stomatology Hospital publishes the most Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics research, followed by Saveetha University and Sichuan University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Stomatology HospitalChina 77 works
  2. 2 Saveetha UniversityIndia 66 works
  3. 3 Sichuan UniversityChina 62 works
  4. 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 54 works
  5. 5 Cairo UniversityEgypt 36 works
  6. 6 Damascus UniversitySyria 34 works
  7. 7 Kamineni Institute of Dental SciencesIndia 32 works
  8. 8 American Association of OrthodontistsUnited States 31 works
  9. 9 Government Dental College and HospitalIndia 29 works
  10. 10 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 29 works

Who are the leading researchers in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics include Shiyi Chen and Fred L. Bookstein.

  1. 1 Shiyi Chen China 1.6k citations
  2. 2 Fred L. Bookstein United States 1.3k citations

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

Where is Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics research done?

The largest centres of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Chennai (India), Beijing (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Creve Coeur and Nalgonda.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 152 works
  2. 2 Chennai India 145 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 120 works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 120 works
  5. 5 Xi'an China 114 works
  6. 6 Istanbul Türkiye 108 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 89 works
  8. 8 Ankara Türkiye 83 works
  9. 9 Tokyo Japan 75 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 73 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Creve CoeurUS · 31.2 works348×
  2. NalgondaIN · 32.0 works74×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics?

Among universities, judged by research, Damascus University, Alexandria University and Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy 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 28.66%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Damascus University: 34, 27.9%Alexandria University: 29, 21.8%Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 19, 33.6%University of Foggia: 10, 23.8%Universitat Internacional de Catalunya: 11, 22.9%Saveetha University: 66, 15.4%The University of Adelaide: 20, 44.5%Wroclaw Medical University: 14, 28.1%University of Bern: 23, 34.2%Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 10, 34.4%Iuliu Hațieganu Univ…Damascus UniversityUniversity of FoggiaAlexandria 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 Damascus UniversitySyria 72.027.9%54.4×34 +263.5%
2 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 62.821.8%8.2×29 +357.4%
3 Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania 61.433.6%26.0×19 +58.0%
4 University of FoggiaItaly 59.423.8%14.7×10 +393.9%
5 Universitat Internacional de CatalunyaSpain 59.022.9%33.3×11 +187.0%
6 Saveetha UniversityIndia 58.115.4%9.0×66 +42.2%
7 The University of AdelaideAustralia 58.044.5%6.2×20 +16.9%
8 Wroclaw Medical UniversityPoland 57.928.1%12.2×14 +105.8%
9 University of BernSwitzerland 56.134.2%7.2×23 +15.7%
10 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania 56.034.4%15.4×10 +59.3%

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 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

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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.

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.