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The funding sources of implantology research in the period 2008‐2017: A bibliometric analysis
Author(s) -
AlonsoArroyo Adolfo,
TarazonaAlvarez Beatriz,
LucasDominguez Rut,
PeñarrochaOltra David,
VidalInfer Antonio
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical implant dentistry and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1708-8208
pISSN - 1523-0899
DOI - 10.1111/cid.12810
Subject(s) - dentistry , bibliometrics , citation , scopus , government (linguistics) , citation analysis , medicine , subject (documents) , commercialization , library science , dental research , web of science , period (music) , medline , political science , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , law , physics , acoustics
Background Implant dentistry is subject to major economic pressures as a result of the growth in the manufacturing and commercialization of dental implants. Purpose To examine research funding in implant dentistry by means of a bibliometric analysis of articles indexed in Web of Science (WoS) published during the period 2008‐2017. Materials and Methods The search was conducted applying the truncated term “implant*” in the WoS dentistry area. Only items labeled as “article” or “review” were selected. Records were manually refined and normalized to unify terms and to remove typographical, transcription, and/or indexing errors. Results A total of 14 255 records were identified for analysis. About 5002 of the 14 255 published works received funding. Of these, 85.9% of funded research articles received at least one citation. Of the 7733 funding entities mentioned, 29.8% were government entities, 25% NGOs and Foundations, 23.7% private companies, 19.6% academic entities, and 1.9% hospitals and research centers. Clinical Oral Implants Research and the International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants published the highest numbers of funded articles. Conclusions This study revealed an overall increase in the funding of research in implant dentistry in recent years. Funded articles were cited more frequently and published in journals with higher impact factors.