The evolution of the Journal of Applied Oral Science: a bibliometric analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to make a brief diagnosis of the evolution of the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS) between 2005 and 2007, by reviewing quantitative and qualitative aspects of the articles published in the JAOS within this period. All articles published in the JAOS in the time span established for this survey were analyzed retrospectively and a discussion was undertaken on the data referring to the main bibliometric indexes of production, authorship, bibliographic sources of the published articles, and the most frequently cited scientific journals in the main dental research fields. A total of 247 papers authored and coauthored by 1,139 contributors were reviewed, most of them being original research articles. The number of authors per article was 4.61 on the average. Regarding the geographic distribution, the authors represented almost all of the Brazilian States. Most published articles belonged to the following dental research fields: Endodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Dental Materials and Prosthodontics. The ranking of the most frequently cited scientific journals included the most reputable publications in these dental research fields. In conclusion, between 2005 and 2007, the JAOS either maintained or improved considerably its bibliometric indexes. The analysis of the data retrieved in this study allowed evaluating the journal's current management strategies, and identifying important issues that will help outlining the future directions for the internationalization of this journal.

Tendencias De Publicación en Ustasalud Desde 2002 Hasta 2014: Un Análisis Bibliométrico

“…[13][14][15] En el presente trabajo se observó que las mujeres tuvieron una mayor participación al figurar como primer autor de los artículos analizados. Este dato difiere del obtenido por Estrada y colaboradores al evaluar la producción de la Revista Española de Salud Pública en la década 1991 -2000, puesto que hallaron una mayor proporción de autores hombres (56,5%).…”

“…Es posible que Salud Pú-blica y Epidemiología sea el tema más frecuente debido a que la formación de los autores que más han publicado en la revista es esa. Esta información es comparable con la obtenida en el 2008 por Ferraz y colaboradores al evaluar la revista brasilera Journal of Applied Oral Science que evidenció que en tres años la endondoncia fue el área líder en la publicación con una proporción de 16,2%; sin embargo, el listado continua con áreas como odontología restauradora (12,9%) y materiales dentales (10,1%) 14 las cuales estuvieron por debajo de las tres áreas temáticas ya descritas para Ustasalud. 17 El patrón de autoría observado indica que la investigación generalmente se realiza en equipo, puesto que solo 36 (21,1%) artículos fueron escritos por un único autor, los 134 (78,9%) restantes tienen un rango que osciló entre dos y diez autores.…”

Perfil bibliométrico de la odontología chilena, 2001-2010

“…A pesar de la utilidad de estas evaluaciones, es poco frecuente encontrar publicaciones enfocadas a evaluar la ciencia odontológica (12)(13)(14)(15)(16) , menos aún en Latinoamérica (17,18) y para el caso de Chile donde solo encontramos presentaciones en congresos (19) .…”

Top‐Cited Articles from Dental Education Journals, 2009 to 2018: A Bibliometric Analysis

“…In the health professions, this form of analysis has been published in medical education, 15 dental education, 16 health care simulation education, 17 dry eye, 18 and sports and exercise medicine 19 . Additionally, journal‐specific bibliometric analyses have been used to assess research trends, output, and impact of research published in Bone , 20 endodontic journals, 21 Journal of Infection and Public Health , 22 and Journal of Applied Oral Science 23 …”

“…19 Additionally, journal-specific bibliometric analyses have been used to assess research trends, output, and impact of research published in Bone, 20 endodontic journals, 21 Journal of Infection and Public Health, 22 and Journal of Applied Oral Science. 23 The aim of our study was to identify and analyze the characteristics of the 50 top-cited articles addressing dental education published in two journals dedicated to dental education (European Journal of Dental Education and Journal of Dental Education). A similar study published five years ago did not assess the themes and subthemes of the included articles.…”