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ArticleClinical oral investigations2021

A bibliometric analysis of the dental scientific literature on COVID-19.

Jelena Jacimovic, Aleksandar Jakovljevic, Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu, Henry Fergus Duncan, Paul M H Dummer

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Article in Clinical oral investigations, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jelena JacimovicCentral Library, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-7269
Aleksandar JakovljevicDepartment of Pathophysiology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. dr.sasuli@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6512-4934
Venkateshbabu NagendrababuDepartment of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3783-3156
Henry Fergus DuncanDivision of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology, Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8690-2379
Paul M H DummerSchool of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0726-7467

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe rapid production of a large volume of literature during the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreak created a substantial burden for clinicians and scientists. Therefore, this manuscript aims to identify and describe the scientific literature addressing COVID-19 from a dental research perspective, in terms of the manuscript origin, research domain, study type, and level of evidence (LoE). MATERIALS AND

methodsData were retrieved from Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed. A descriptive analysis of bibliographic data, collaboration network, and keyword co-occurrence analysis were performed. Articles were further classified according to the field of interest, main research question, type of study, and LoE.

resultsThe present study identified 296 dental scientific COVID-19 original papers, published in 89 journals, and co-authored by 1331 individuals affiliated with 429 institutions from 53 countries. Although 81.4% were single-country papers, extensive collaboration among the institutions of single countries (Italian, British, and Brazilian institutions) was observed. The main research areas were as follows: the potential use of saliva and other oral fluids as promising samples for COVID-19 testing, dental education, and guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19 transmission in dental practice. The majority of articles were narrative reviews, cross-sectional studies, and short communications. The overall LoE in the analyzed dental literature was low, with only two systematic reviews with the highest LoE I.

conclusionThe dental literature on the COVID-19 pandemic does not provide data relevant to the evidence-based decision-making process. Future studies with a high LoE are essential to gain precise knowledge on COVID-19 infection within the various fields of Dentistry. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The published dental literature on COVID-19 consists principally of articles with a low level of scientific evidence which do not provide sufficient reliable high-quality evidence that is essential for decision making in clinical dental practice.

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COVID-19BibliometricsCOVID-19 TestingCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2BibliometricsCOVID-19DentistryEpidemicsKnowledge discoverySARS-CoV-2

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PMID33822288
PMCPMC8022306

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