Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics

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The top 10 most-cited articles on the management of fractured instruments: a bibliometric analysis

  • Mishra, Lora (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, S'O'A University) ;
  • Kim, Hyeon-Cheol (Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Pusan National University) ;
  • Singh, Naomi Ranjan (Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, S'O'A University) ;
  • Rath, Priti Pragati (Discipline of Endodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong)
  • Received : 2018.08.28
  • Accepted : 2018.10.23
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to identify the top 10 most-cited articles on the management of fractured or broken instruments and to perform a bibliometric analysis thereof. Materials and Methods: Published articles related to fractured instruments were screened from online databases, such as Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and ScienceDirect, and highly cited papers, with at least 50 citations since publication, were identified. The most-cited articles were selected and analysed with regard to publication title, authorship, the journal of publication, year, institution, country of origin, article type, and number of citations. Results: The top 10 most-cited articles were from various journals. Most were published in the Journal of Endodontics, followed by the International Endodontic Journal, and Dental Traumatology. The leading countries were Australia, Israel, Switzerland, the USA, and Germany, and the leading institution was the University of Melbourne. The majority of articles among the top 10 articles were clinical research studies (n = 8), followed by a basic research article and a non-systematic review article. Conclusions: This bibliometric analysis revealed interesting information about scientific progress in endodontics regarding fractured instruments. Overall, clinical research studies and basic research articles published in high-impact endodontic journals had the highest citation rates.

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