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Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders is a research topic within Complementary and Manual Therapy. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 15.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, management, and associated factors of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), including bruxism, orofacial pain, mastication, joint osteoarthritis, sleep disorders, and the effectiveness of various interventions. It also covers the epidemiology and psychological aspects related to TMD.

  • Temporomandibular Disorders
  • Bruxism
  • Orofacial Pain
  • Mastication
  • Diagnostic Criteria
  • Joint Osteoarthritis
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Physical Therapy Interventions
  • Psychological Factors
  • Epidemiology
Research works
27k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+35%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Temporomandibular Joint Disorders research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (690 and 595 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 690 works
  2. 2 India 595 works
  3. 3 United States 527 works
  4. 4 Brazil 492 works
  5. 5 Japan 326 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 314 works
  7. 7 Italy 249 works
  8. 8 South Korea 195 works
  9. 9 Egypt 152 works
  10. 10 Russia 143 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: 18.7%India: 16.2%United States: 14.3%Brazil: 13.4%6 others listed: 37.4%19%largest
China690 · 18.7%India595 · 16.2%United States527 · 14.3%Brazil492 · 13.4%6 others listed1,379 · 37.4%

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

Which institutions lead Temporomandibular Joint Disorders research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most Temporomandibular Joint Disorders research, followed by Stomatology Hospital and Universidade de São Paulo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sichuan UniversityChina 54 works
  2. 2 Stomatology HospitalChina 53 works
  3. 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 41 works
  4. 4 Saveetha UniversityIndia 37 works
  5. 5 Cairo UniversityEgypt 25 works
  6. 6 Shanghai Ninth People's HospitalChina 24 works
  7. 7 Nihon UniversityJapan 23 works
  8. 8 Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchIndia 21 works
  9. 9 Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityJapan 21 works
  10. 10 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 20 works

Where is Temporomandibular Joint Disorders research done?

The largest centres of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan) and Chennai (India).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 117 works
  2. 2 Seoul South Korea 105 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 104 works
  4. 4 Chennai India 91 works
  5. 5 Beijing China 86 works
  6. 6 Xi'an China 81 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 81 works
  8. 8 Istanbul Türkiye 72 works
  9. 9 Chengdu China 68 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 63 works
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Where is the best place to study Temporomandibular Joint Disorders?

Among universities, judged by research, Damascus University, University of Siena and Wroclaw Medical 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%60%mean 34.4%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Damascus University: 16, 35.9%University of Siena: 13, 51.3%Wroclaw Medical University: 15, 43.8%Pomeranian Medical University: 11, 37.2%Medical University of Lublin: 15, 30.3%Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 16, 24.2%University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli": 10, 38.4%Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam: 10, 33.0%Alexandria University: 19, 16.0%Air Force Medical University: 14, 33.9%University of SienaWroclaw Medical Univ…Pomeranian Medical U…Damascus 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 70.335.9%34.1×16 +248.9%
2 University of SienaItaly 68.151.3%11.7×13 +45.3%
3 Wroclaw Medical UniversityPoland 68.043.8%18.6×15 +96.5%
4 Pomeranian Medical UniversityPoland 66.137.2%24.3×11 +272.3%
5 Medical University of LublinPoland 65.230.3%16.3×15 +348.3%
6 Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania 58.824.2%29.3×16 +126.6%
7 University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Italy 55.138.4%9.1×10 +31.0%
8 Academic Center for Dentistry AmsterdamNetherlands 54.633.0%84.8×10 -1.6%
9 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 54.416.0%7.3×19 +481.6%
10 Air Force Medical UniversityChina 52.333.9%14.8×14 -38.2%

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 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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