Evaluating the Research Productivity in Pulpotomy: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

The aim of this study was to appraise the bibliometric parameters of pulpotomy in the past 24 years from January 2000 to December 2023. The dataset was obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) database. The filter publication years were applied. The bibliographic details of all types of documents indexed in the WoS database under keywords of "Dental pulp exposure" or "Coronal pulpotomy" or "Partial pulpotomy" or "Permanent pulpotomy" or Pulpectomy published in the targeted period (2000-2023) were downloaded. The bibliometric characteristics such as the type of documents, growth of publications and citations by years, level of evidence, top publication channels, top countries, top contributing organizations, top authors, and keywords were analyzed. MS Excel, VOSviewer, and R were utilized for data analysis. A total of 738 documents were identified, and they were published in 213 sources contributed by 3,017 authors from 75 countries. A fluctuated growth was recorded and the majority of the research (82.12%) was published in the latter half (2012-2023) of the targeted period. Most of the studies utilized the Level of Evidence (LoE) IV but the studies on LoE-I gained the highest average citations. The majority of papers were produced by India, closely followed by Brazil and the United States. Thus, the upward trend in the latter half was suggestive of advancement in oral health education along with enhancement in research publications.