Alireza Sarraf Shirazi - Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Dental Materials research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Jun-Ichiro Kinoshita - Department of Conservative Dentistry, Showa University Dental Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Atsufumi Manabe - Department of Conservative Dentistry, Showa University Dental Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Mikihiro Kobayashi - Department of Conservative Dentistry, Showa University Dental Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Introduction: Citation analysis is a suitable way to help us to identify research trends within a specific topic. The purpose of this study was to identify the 100 most cited articles in the field of dentistry published over the past 67 years. Methods: A comprehensive list of the most cited articles in dentistry was compiled using ISI Web of Science. The characteristics including number of citations, authors and journals were analyzed. Results: The database resulted in 3,831 articles with 100 or more citations published between 1950 and 2017. Most of these articles had been published by the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, followed by the Journal of Periodontology, and Journal of Dental Research. Sokransky SS followed by Lindhe J, Nyman S, and Genco RJ had the most number of citations. Conclusion: The most cited articles in the field of dentistry allows for advances in this field and also provide useful information for direct future studies and patient care.    

Dentistry, Citation classic, Scientometry