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Review
. 2020 Nov 29;12(12):2848.
doi: 10.3390/polym12122848.

Bibliometric Analysis of Literature Published on Antibacterial Dental Adhesive from 1996-2020

Abdul Samad Khan  1 , Shafiq Ur Rehman  2 , Yara Khalid AlMaimouni  1 , Shakil Ahmad  3 , Maria Khan  4 , Murtaza Ashiq  5
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Bibliometric Analysis of Literature Published on Antibacterial Dental Adhesive from 1996-2020

Abdul Samad Khan et al. Polymers (Basel). .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Web of Science; antibacterial adhesives; bibliometric analysis; bonding agents; dental adhesives; healthcare; mapping review.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study, in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Four-phase flow diagram of data extraction and filtration process of dental adhesive publications.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Publishing and citation trends in antibacterial dental adhesive research.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Authorship pattern of antibacterial dental adhesive literature.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Co-occurrence network of author keywords (minimum number of occurrences: three). A co-occurrence network is a relationship of two or more keywords occurring together. In this figure, there are seven clusters (indicating various colors) having relationship with each other. Cluster one is the strongest network relationship, followed by 2–7 clusters, respectively. The top keyword ‘antibacterial’ having the strongest relationship and occurred maximum in antibacterial dental adhesive literature.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Thematic evolution map of keywords from 1996 to 2020 with respect to antibacterial dental adhesives. This map highlights the usage and emergence of various keywords related to antibacterial dental adhesive literature. It is evident that antibacterial activities, adhesive, antibacterial, quaternary ammonium were important keywords throughout the 25 years (1996–2020). Few keywords—such as chlorhexidine, antimicrobial peptides, antimicrobial monomers, etc.—emerged from 2014.
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Figure 6
Three-factor plots of the relationship among keywords (left), countries (middle), and sources (right) on antibacterial dental adhesive literature. This figure shows that the researchers from top contributing countries (USA, China, and Brazil) prefer to publish their work in ‘dental material’ and ‘journal of dentistry’ with keywords like ‘antibacterial’, ‘antibacterial activity’, ‘dental adhesive’. Most probably, in bibliometric studies, the top indicators include influential countries, sources, keywords, and authors. This figure shows that researchers from various countries prefer to publish their work in specific sources and with preferable keywords. The largest block shows a greater connection and relationship.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Country collaboration map on dental adhesive literature.
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Figure 8
Citation bursts of dental adhesive articles (1996–2020).
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