THE WEIGHT OF THE SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY OF RESEARCHERS IN DENTISTRY: A BIBLIOMETRIC IMPACT UPDATE OF THE ITALIAN ACADEMY

F. Lorusso¹ , S.R. Tari¹, A. Frisone¹, P. Scarano¹

¹ Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

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Annals of Stomatology 2023 May-August; 3(2): 82-85
https://doi.org/10.69129/stomatol/2023v3iss2_2

Received: 18 May 2023 Accepted: 23 June 2023

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Abstract

The aim of the present investigation was to conduct a transversal scientometric analysis of Italian academics in the field of dentistry. The Scopus database was searched with no limitations regarding the timespan and classified according to the current list of Italian researchers, associates, and full professors. The bibliometric indicators and documents count has been used for the comparative evaluation The cumulative articles count was 88.88±43.79 while the citations were 1912.66±1471.42. The cumulative h index was 20.88±9.54. A difference was present considering separately the study groups.  The present bibliometric analysis reported a considerable impact on the scientific activity of the different academic classes. Novel dynamic indicators and correction indexes are necessary to equalize the bibliometric approach in dental research.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis, bone Italian academics, dentistry, oral health, teeth