A Bibliometric Analysis of the Most Cited Articles Published in the Cumhuriyet Dental Journal#;

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the bibliometric profile of the most cited articles published in Cumhuriyet Dental Journal (CDJ). Materials and Methods: TR Dizin database was used to search the most frequently cited articles. After the screening process, a researcher organized the articles according to the citation counts. The citation counts, publication year, authorship, contributing institutions and countries, manuscript language, field of dental research, study type and design, data analysis method and keywords were evaluated. Results: 123 citations were made to 76 articles. The citation counts ranged from 1 to 6. While the highest citation counts (n=17) were in 2012, the highest citation prevalence (1.93) was in 2011. There was a predominance of research area of Dental Materials (23.7%), original articles (69.7%), experimental studies (38.2%) and analytical data analysis method (90.2%). Original research articles in Dental Materials (88.9%) and Behavioral, Epidemiological and Health Services Research (100%), review articles in Prosthodontics (37.5%), and case reports in Diagnostic Research (57.1%) was more common. The highest citation prevalence was found in Periodontology (2.75). Most of the articles (28.9%) have 3 authors. Most of the articles (90.8%) originated from Turkey with the greatest contributions from Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Dentistry (22.4%). The manuscript language was Turkish at a rate of 57.9%. Among a total of 282 keywords, the most frequently used keywords were ‘‘bond strength“ (n=6) and ‘‘composite resin” (n=5). Conclusions: The profile of citations in CDJ shows that original research in the research areas of Dental Materials and Behavioral, Epidemiological and Health Services Research is predominant, with growing participation of local authors. © 2022. All Rights Reserved.