Table 2. Frequencies of characteristics of the 100 most cited articles on orofacial trauma in children and adolescents.

Study design	Number of articles	Number of citations	Citation ratio
Cross-sectional	50	17,784	355.7
Cohort	37	12,613	340.9
Literature review	4	1,621	405.3
Case-control	2	604	302
Case report	2	259	259
Systematic review	1	574	574
Case report and literature review	1	410	410
Integrative review	1	353	353
Case series	1	281	281
In vitro study	1	227	227

Citation ratio: number of citations to number of articles in each study design and subject.