Table 1.
Distribution of articles per study type, topic, number of authors, presence of self-citations, and descriptive statistics of citation metrics
| Study type | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| RCT | 50 | 10.80 |
| Prospective observational | 195 | 42.12 |
| Retrospective observational | 117 | 25.27 |
| Narrative or systematic review, meta-analysis | 49 | 10.58 |
| Survey | 12 | 2.59 |
| Case report | 39 | 8.64 |
| Topic | N | % |
| OHRQOL/esthetics/practice management/socio-demographics | 62 | 13.39 |
| Biomaterials | 33 | 7.13 |
| Diagnosis | 87 | 18.79 |
| Treatment | 127 | 27.43 |
| Growth | 55 | 11.88 |
| New technologies | 41 | 8.86 |
| Periodontics/caries prevention | 19 | 4.10 |
| Side effects | 26 | 5.62 |
| Other | 13 | 2.81 |
| Number of authors | N | % |
| 1–3 | 111 | 23.97 |
| 4–5 | 167 | 36.07 |
| > 5 | 185 | 39.96 |
| Self-citation | N | % |
| Yes | 274 | 59.18 |
| No | 189 | 40.82 |
| Citation metrics | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) |
| Self-citations | 1.67 (6.19) | 1 (2) |
| Total citations | 32.01 (18.01) | 30 (13) |
| SCR | 5.71 (7.97) | 3.03 (8.33) |
SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range