The 100 Most Cited Publications on Dental Ceramics between 1980 To 2020: A Bibliometric Analysis

Introduction: Evidence-based dentistry provides clinically oriented decisions with the help of available scientific data and literature. The significance of an article is reflected by its citation count, the impact it has on clinical practice. This is where bibliometric studies play an important role by providing an overview of research and scientific activity by calculating bibliometric indicators that give information about the quantity of published research in a specific field. The citation index is considered an important parameter for measuring relevance in a specific field. Articles that are heavily cited are considered important in the field of dental ceramics as they can provide basic information, recent advances, and the areas that are extensively researched. Aim: To perform a bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited publications in the field of dental ceramics, in the past 40 years from 1980 to 2020. Materials and Methods: The Scopus database was used to retrieve all publications with titles containing the term "Dental Ceramics". Thereafter, the data obtained was arranged in a descending order and a list of the 100 most cited publications were prepared. The data was analysed for the number of citations, the journals in which they were published, its impact factor, the work of the author, country in which it was published, document type retrieved, university affiliation, funding sponsors, area of subject in study, and the number of articles published per year. Prediction of future growth trend was also analysed using data gathered in Microsoft Excel software. Results: Out of the retrieved data, 3815 was the highest number of citations recorded. Two of the articles received more than 1000 citations and 32 articles were cited less than 100 times. These 100 publications were documented form the year 1986 to 2018. Largest number of publications were made in the Journal of Dental Materials (n=31), followed by the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry (n=12) and Journal of Dental Research (n=10). 85 of the total documents were original articles, 12 were reviews, two cited publications were books and one was a conference paper. Conclusion: The bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited articles revealed a marked change in the trends and progress that has taken place in the field of dental ceramics amongst the researchers, clinicians and technicians.