Gender Variation, subject dispersion and citation impact in dental research: A bibliometric analysis of publications from 2009-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study probed into the gender variation, subject dispersion and citation impact of dental research with an objective to highlight the increasing influence of female authors in the field of dentistry.

Methodology

The research employed bibliometric techniques to highlight gender variation in dental research as demonstrated in the Saudi Dental Journal (SDJ), over a period of thirteen years, 2009-2021. The examination comprised SDJ publications indexed in PubMed, with citation data extracted from Google Scholar on July 2023. The analysis encompassed the progressive growth of papers, authors, and citations, the gender distribution of authors, the co-authorship structure, subject dispersion, and collaboration patterns based on affiliation, both national and international.<

SUBMITTER: Alkadi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10874782 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature