Polymerization Shrinkage: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Most-Cited Papers

Year 2025, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 135 - 150, 31.12.2025

Hüseyin Işık , Zeyneb Merve Ozdemır

https://doi.org/10.61139/ijdor.1767363

https://izlik.org/JA54GA83UF

Abstract

Background: Bibliometric analysis is a systematic study conducted in scientific literature to identify patterns, trends, and impacts within a specific field. A bibliometric analysis was conducted to examine the attributes of the top 100 most frequently cited publications focusing on polymerization shrinkage within the field of dentistry.
Material and Methods: A comprehensive literature search was executed using the Web of Science Core Collection, following a predefined search protocol. The top 100 articles, ranked by citation frequency, were extracted for further examination. Data collection encompassed various parameters: citation-based ranking; citation density; Scopus citation count; authorship details, including number and names; publication language and year; institutional and national affiliations; journal information, such as impact factor, category, and quartile; and study design classification.
Results: The bibliometric analysis revealed that the 100 articles examined had citation counts ranging from 111 to 1331. The period between 2000 and 2009 witnessed the highest publication output. Dental Materials emerged as the journal with the greatest number of published articles, while the United States of America dominated in terms of country-wise contributions. Among the various institutions, Oregon Health & Science University demonstrated the highest productivity in this field of research.
Conclusion: This bibliometric study delineates the evolution and trajectory of research concerning polymerization shrinkage.

Keywords

Bibliometric analysis , composite resin , polymerization shrinkage , shrinkage stress

Ethical Statement

Given that the metadata employed in this investigation were acquired through Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, ethical committee approval was deemed unnecessary. Moreover, the analyzed database provides unrestricted access to the data utilized in this study.

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