Bibliometric analysis and evaluation of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry from 1970 to 2019

Alhajj MN 1 , Al-Sanabani FA 2 , Alkheraif AA 3 , Smran A 4 , Alqerban A 5 , Samran A 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 PhD candidate, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen
  • 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Jazan university, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 3 Professor, Dental Biomaterials Research Chair, Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 4 Lecturer, Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar A1-Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; PhD candidate, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia; Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Science, Dar Al-Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 6 Associate Professor, Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar A1-Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen. Electronic address: asamran@dau.edu.sa
J Prosthet Dent, 2021 Jun 23.
PMID: 34175112 DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.05.013

Abstract

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis to determine different aspects of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry is lacking.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this bibliometric study was to analyze the characteristics of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry between 1970 and 2019.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Web of Science Core Collection was used to retrieve 9 categories of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, including keywords and terms used, cited documents published, the countries and organizations of the authors, references, and sources cited during this period. Data were exported to a software program and analyzed for each 10-year period and for the entire 50 years. The highest 10 in each category were reported. Co-occurrence, couthorships, and linkage were also reported.

RESULTS: A total of 11 989 records were reached by the search on the Web of Science Core Collection database; of which, 10 638 (92.9%) were included in the analysis. Articles made up 91.1%, of all records, with 217 review documents (1.8%). The most productive decade was 1980 to 1989 with 2936 documents. The total number of citations of all documents (available period 1980 to 2019) including self-citations was 155 112. During the period 1970 to 2019, 14 837 terms were used. The total number of keywords was 4933 (available period 1990 to 2019). There were 15 382 authors, 82 countries, and 2113 organizations identified in articles published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry during this period, with most from the United States. There were 43 027 authors, 95 324 references, and 14 594 sources cited in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry during the period surveyed.

CONCLUSIONS: This bibliometric analysis provided a comprehensive overview of the impactful role of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry in contemporary dentistry, particularly in the field of prosthodontics.

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