Bibliometric Study of Publications of Arab Dental Universities in Indexed Journals between 2010 And 2020

Abstract

Background: Bibliometric is the quantitative analysis of the characteristics of documents published by researchers. Aim: The aim of this study is to make a bibliometric analysis of publications of Arab countries’ universities in dentistry between January 2010 and December 2020 based on publications appeared in the indexed journals on PubMed. Materials and methods: Our work is an exhaustive retrospective descriptive study. Results: Out of 22 Arab countries, 17 have at least one university of dentistry. Our study showed the following results: - 1337 articles were published. - 59 universities from 15 countries published, which represents 32.2%. - 433 professors have published at least one article, which represents 15.58%. - Saudi Arabia is in the lead with 524 articles, which represents 39.19%. - The Saudi Pr. Sadeq Ali Al Maweri occupies the 1st place with 27 articles. - The Moroccan Bourzgui Farid and Ousehal Lahcen from Hassan II University occupy the 11th place with 8 articles. - The contribution of Moroccan authors is 4.11%, occupying the 8th position among Arab countries. - Descriptive cross-sectional studies are at the top of the ranking with 30.96% of articles. - Oral surgery is at the top of the ranking with 30.66% of articles. Conclusion: The results obtained showed that the rate of scientific production in dentistry at Arab dental universities has increased over the years; however, it is still far from that of European and American universities. The infrastructure of research in the Arab world requires efforts from all those responsible.