Bibliometric Analysis of Literature Published on Antibacterial Dental Adhesive from 1996–2020
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Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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Deanship of Library Affairs, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
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Central Library, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
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Department of Oral Biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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Islamabad Model College for Boys, H-9, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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Polymers 2020, 12(12), 2848; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122848
Received: 7 November 2020
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Revised: 21 November 2020
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Accepted: 26 November 2020
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Published: 29 November 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymers for Dental Restorative and Oral Tissue Engineering)
This study aimed to investigate the current state of research on antibacterial dental adhesives. The interest in this field can be drawn from an increasing number of scholarly works in this area. However, there is still a lack of quantitative measurement of this topic. The main aim of this study was to consolidate the research published on the antibacterial adhesive from 1996 to 2020 in Web of Science indexed journals. The bibliometric method, a quantitative study of investigating publishing trends and patterns, was used for this study. The result has shown that a gradual increase in research was found, whereby a substantial increase was observed from 2013. A total of 248 documents were published in 84 journals with total citations of 5107. The highly cited articles were published mainly in Q1 category journals. Most of the published articles were from the USA, China, and other developed countries; however, some developing countries contributed as well. The authorship pattern showed an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach among researchers. The thematic evaluation of keywords along with a three-factor analysis showed that ‘antibacterial adhesives’ and ‘quaternary ammonium’ have been used commonly. This bibliometric analysis can provide direction not only to researchers but also to funding organizations and policymakers.
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Keywords:
dental adhesives; antibacterial adhesives; bonding agents; bibliometric analysis; mapping review; Web of Science; healthcare
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Khan, A.S.; Ur Rehman, S.; AlMaimouni, Y.K.; Ahmad, S.; Khan, M.; Ashiq, M. Bibliometric Analysis of Literature Published on Antibacterial Dental Adhesive from 1996–2020. Polymers 2020, 12, 2848. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122848
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Khan AS, Ur Rehman S, AlMaimouni YK, Ahmad S, Khan M, Ashiq M. Bibliometric Analysis of Literature Published on Antibacterial Dental Adhesive from 1996–2020. Polymers. 2020; 12(12):2848. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122848
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhan, Abdul S., Shafiq Ur Rehman, Yara K. AlMaimouni, Shakil Ahmad, Maria Khan, and Murtaza Ashiq. 2020. "Bibliometric Analysis of Literature Published on Antibacterial Dental Adhesive from 1996–2020" Polymers 12, no. 12: 2848. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122848
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