Affiliation:
1. Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
2. Ural State University of Economics, Russia
3. University of Mysore, India
Abstract
This chapter investigates scientometric analysis of teaching geriatric dentistry in institutions of higher education. The analysis is divided into two components: research on geriatric dentistry and research on teaching geriatric dentistry. The study used Scopus to retrieve published studies on these themes using “geriatric AND dentistry OR teaching” or “geriatric AND dentistry OR education” with 22,707 results. Similarly, the search terms used for the second strand are “teaching AND geriatric AND dentistry” or “education AND geriatric AND dentistry,” which gave 516 documents. It was found that a number of authors stand out prominently based on the combination of the number of publications and their citation impact. Many indicators of scientometric parameters such as mapping research productivity of countries, influential authors in the field of geriatric dentistry, metrics, etc. were highlighted. Since research in geriatric dentistry is continuous, teaching current trends and learning emerging developments in the field are necessities.