A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Contributions on Milk Fluoridation

Abstract

Fluoridated-milk schemes have been developed and implemented in many countries to prevent dental caries. This study aimed to evaluate the impact/influence of scientific publications, researchers, and institutions conducting research on milk fluoridation; to explore the international and inter-institutional collaboration and illustrate scientific output trends; and to pinpoint research hotspots in milk fluoridation research. This bibliometric analysis of original research articles on milk fluoridation includes all of the original articles published in peer-reviewed journals systematically extracted from the SCOPUS database. In total, 108 articles were included in this study, with a total of 11,789 citations. A majority (67.6%) of these articles were in the subject area of ‘dentistry’, 22.2% externally funded, 14.8% published in the journal, Caries Research, 7.4% authored/co-authored by Twetman S, 6.5% by authors from Universidad de Chile, and the UK had the highest output (24.1%). The network visualizations showed that those countries with current/past histories of implemented milk fluoridation programs were interconnected on the network visualization map, and they were predominantly the hotspots for original research on milk fluoridation. This study also identified inequalities in research outputs on the topic. With the current enormous global burden of dental caries in children, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, there is an urgent need for greater and more equitable funding of milk fluoridation research globally.

The state of human papillomavirus research in Africa

“…This bibliometric review relied on a single database; hence, those publications not indexed in SCOPUS were excluded in the review. Multiple databases would have been included in this review; however, such was not done because the use of multiple databases in bibliometric reviews significantly limits the opportunity for a robust and in-depth data analysis such as network visualisations [26][27][28][29][30][31]. Hence, the findings presented in this study should be treated with caution.…”

“…This study was a bibliometric analysis of HPV research in Africa and was conducted based on the approach recommended by Donthu et al [28]. The SCOPUS database was the sole database used for this study; this was because the database is the oldest, most comprehensive, most superior and most widely used database for bibliometric analyses [26][27][28][29]. Moreover, only one database was used for this study due to the plan to conduct science mapping of bibliometric data-the use of multiple databases significantly limits the opportunity for science mapping [26][27][28][29][30][31].…”

“…A bibliometric analysis approach can be used to evaluate the state of HPV research scholarship in Africa [26][27][28][29]. Through this approach, the scope, issues, challenges and prospects of this scholarly area can be well elucidated, and this will aid a profound understanding of the research landscape in Africa [26][27][28][29]. The study outcomes will form a base for further developing scholarly HPV research capacity on the African continent [26][27][28][29].…”

“…A bibliometric analysis approach can be used to evaluate the state of HPV research scholarship in Africa [26–29]. Through this approach, the scope, issues, challenges and prospects of this scholarly area can be well elucidated, and this will aid a profound understanding of the research landscape in Africa [26–29]. The study outcomes will form a base for further developing scholarly HPV research capacity on the African continent [26–29].…”

Infoveillance and bibliometric analysis of COVID‐19 in Nigeria

“…The infoveillance approach used was Google Trends database, whereas the SCOPUS database was used for the bibliometric analysis. These two databases have been extensively used in the literature [10][11][12][13][14][15].…”