Table 5. Most Productive Authors in the Publication of Highly Cited Documents in Dental Journals From the Middle East Countries, With at Least 2% Contribution .

Rank of Author	Author Name	Author Role, Frequency	Institution Name, Affiliated City, and Country	Total Frequency	Total Percentage of Contribution
1	Cicciu, M.59,61,74,75,88,89,106,114	Corresponding author, 7 papers; corresponding author and first author, 1 paper	University of Messina, Messina, Italy	8	7.9
2	Azar, M.R.68,112,126	Corresponding author, 2 papers; corresponding author and first author, 1 paper	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran	3	3.0
2	Bahador, A.52,83,119	Corresponding author, 3 papers	Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran	3	3.0
3	Felicita, A.34,36	Corresponding author and first author, 2 papers	Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Italy	2	2.0
3	Rashid, H.45,68	Corresponding author and first author, 2 papers	Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan	2	2.0
3	Forghani, M.77,86	Corresponding author, 2 papers	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran	2	2.0
3	Chiniforush, N.52,83	First author, 2 papers	Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran	2	2.0