Analysis of bibliometric studies in the field of stomatology: a meta bibliometric approach

Walter Tabraj Zacarias; Eliana Peralta Peña; Israel Pariajulca Fernández; Raúl Rojas Ortega

doi:10.17126/joralres.2024.040

Walter Tabraj Zacarias Universidad Privada de Huancayo Franklin Roosevelt. Huancayo, Perú. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3835-9812
Eliana Peralta Peña Universidad Privada de Huancayo Franklin Roosevelt. Huancayo, Perú. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-5578
Israel Pariajulca Fernández Universidad Privada de Huancayo Franklin Roosevelt. Huancayo, Perú. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3505-6261
Raúl Rojas Ortega Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Estomatología. Piura, Perú. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0165-7501

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2024.040

Keywords: Bibliometric Indicators, Oral Medicine, Dentistry, Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, Education, Dental, Methodology as a Subject

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the present study was to analyze the characteristics of scientific production and thematic synthesis of bibliometric studies in the field of stomatology.
Materials and Methods: A bibliometric method was followed to analyze studies under the same methodology in three specialized databases: Scopus (n=160), Web of Science (n=107) and Pubmed (85) where 352 articles were obtained which were reduced by the presence of duplicates (n=160), incorrect language (n=2) and gray literature (n=6), a final sample of 184 bibliometric articles was obtained for the analysis.
Results: The most relevant results were: 4.06% annual increase in scientific production from 2000 - 2022, predominance of Brazilian and Chinese institutions in the production of bibliometric articles, higher percentage of journals indexed in Q1 as sources of bibliometric analysis. Likewise, three driving thematic lines were identified: "Endodontic procedures in children and adolescents", "Dental education and stomatological bibliometrics" and "Evidence of orthodontic application", peripheral thematic lines such as "Bibliometric indicators applied to stomatology" as an emerging topic and "Scientific production in the stomatological field" as a declining topic.
Conclusion: There was a significant increase in scientific production during the health crisis and the countries that carried out health reforms had greater scientific production.

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