Bibliometric analysis in paediatric dental journals listed in journal citation reports. Current trends

Authors

  • E García Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia
  • V Paredes Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Valencia
  • C Bellot Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Valencia
  • V García Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia, Valencia
  • JI Aura Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia
  • C Borrell Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia
  • M Dioguardi Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia
  • D Garcovich Master in Orthodontics, Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia
  • R Aiuto Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan - Istituto Stomatologico Italiano, Milan
  • L Marqués Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2022.23.04.02

Keywords:

Paediatric dentistry, Journal Impact Factor, Bibliometric analyses

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study was to analyse articles published in paediatric dental journals included in Journal Citation Reports (JCR), to determine current trends in paediatric publishing. METHODS: Articles included in paediatric dentistry journals in 2020 JCR were selected, published during the period 2008–2020. After applying inclusion criteria, author-based parameters (article title, first author's name, institution, sex and number of authors, number of affiliations, first/last author's origin and geographic origin), and article-based parameters (article type, main topic, research design) were registered for each article. CONCLUSION: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry and Pediatric Dentistry were the four main journals in terms of production volume, USA being the most productive country. The most recurrent topic was dental surgery, and the most common design was observational studies. Study design, geographic origin of the articles, article type and main subject of the article might predict citation.