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A bibliometric study on research trends and hotspots of recurrent aphthous stomatitis
Xuan Xiao1,2, Zhaocheng Shi1,2, Zhifeng Song1,2
1Department of Oral Mucosa, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital & School of Stomatology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Background/Purpose:
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common oral mucosal disease. Despite a variety of scientific articles have been available till date, merely a few scientometric analyses have been systematically carried out in this field. The objective of this study was to recognize the hotspots and research trends related to RAS via bibliometric approach.
Materials And Methods:
The Elsevier's Scopus database was searched to retrieve qualified literature through an advanced search strategy on 9 Feb 2023. The basic information was collected as following: article type, publication year, journals, impact factor, the count of citations, citation density, keywords, authors, contributing institutions and country.
Results:
A list of 986 publications were identified from 1933 to 2022, and the number of citations for each paper varied from 0 to 283. A steady increasing trend in the number of documents could be observed each decade with the summit in 2010s. Controlled study (n = 334) and major clinical study (n = 192) were the most common types of study design. Scully C (n = 26) was identified as the most productive author. United States (n = 166) and Turkey (n = 101) top the list of dedicating countries.
Conclusion:
This report would offer profound insight into the current status of RAS research and serve as a reference source for anyone planning to enhance the quality of future work.
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