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Research Trends and Frontiers of Universal Adhesives: a Bibliometric Analysis
Objectives: From the 1970s, dental adhesive systems have progressed and the recent successful both total- and self-etching systems are called “Universal Adhesives (UAs)”. The aim of this study was to assess the research trends and frontiers regarding universal adhesives (UAs) using bibliometric methods.
Methods: Publications relating to UAs from 2012 to 2021 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Title, abstract, keywords, authors, affiliations, countries, and references from the selected publications were exported and analyzed using the software: Citespace (Drexel University, USA), Vosviewer (Leiden University, The Netherlands), and Biblioshiny R-package (University of Naples Federico II, Italy).
Results: 683 publications, published in 119 journals, and co-authored by 2077 individuals affiliated to 557 institutions from 57 countries were identified. The most published year was 2021 (20.6%). The most productive country and institution were Brazil (30.0%) and Creighton University (8.3%). Takamizawa T was the most prolific author, with the highest number of publications (n = 49, 7.2%). Reis A was the most cited author (citation counts = 886). Among the five identified “core source journals”, J Adhes Dent (12.3%) ranked the highest. Co-cited references analysis revealed that the major three clusters of UAs’ research theme include “non-caries cervical lesion (NCCL)”, “CAD/CAM materials”, and “double application”. According to the keyword burst detection and thematic evolution, “matrix metalloproteinase” was identified as the most recent term.
Conclusions: The current results showed that the topic of UAs is still highly interested by both researchers and clinicians showing the high number of publications during the last year (2021). This may be due to the successful implementation of CAD/CAM restorations. It is suggestive that the bonding strengthen is still needed to be improved by using additional bonding agents and surface pretreatments.
Methods: Publications relating to UAs from 2012 to 2021 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Title, abstract, keywords, authors, affiliations, countries, and references from the selected publications were exported and analyzed using the software: Citespace (Drexel University, USA), Vosviewer (Leiden University, The Netherlands), and Biblioshiny R-package (University of Naples Federico II, Italy).
Results: 683 publications, published in 119 journals, and co-authored by 2077 individuals affiliated to 557 institutions from 57 countries were identified. The most published year was 2021 (20.6%). The most productive country and institution were Brazil (30.0%) and Creighton University (8.3%). Takamizawa T was the most prolific author, with the highest number of publications (n = 49, 7.2%). Reis A was the most cited author (citation counts = 886). Among the five identified “core source journals”, J Adhes Dent (12.3%) ranked the highest. Co-cited references analysis revealed that the major three clusters of UAs’ research theme include “non-caries cervical lesion (NCCL)”, “CAD/CAM materials”, and “double application”. According to the keyword burst detection and thematic evolution, “matrix metalloproteinase” was identified as the most recent term.
Conclusions: The current results showed that the topic of UAs is still highly interested by both researchers and clinicians showing the high number of publications during the last year (2021). This may be due to the successful implementation of CAD/CAM restorations. It is suggestive that the bonding strengthen is still needed to be improved by using additional bonding agents and surface pretreatments.