Scientific mapping of hotspots and trends of post and core research based on the Web of Science: A bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Statement of problem

Post and core (PC) restoration has been widely used to restore endodontically treated teeth. Nevertheless, bibliometric studies focusing on PC research are lacking.

Purpose

The purpose of this bibliometric analysis was to review the general situation and determine the research direction of PC restoration by means of visualization, including the time development, countries, institutions, authors, journals, research categories, and the information of references with the strongest citation burst.

Material and methods

The search was carried out within the topic field of the Web of Science (WoS) database. CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and R language were used to analyze the literature. Bibliometric indicators in terms of title, keyword, reference, publication

SUBMITTER: Liu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10788459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature