Graphene on Dentistry: A Bibliometric and Scientometric Analysis

Abstract

Background: Today, the development of dental materials is a very important issue. Graphene has been used in dentistry to strengthen many materials.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze leading countries and to identify the preferred journals, the most commonly used keywords, and the most  productive authors in the field of graphene.

Materials and Methods: The search keyword was “graphene” on the Web of Science database; the search was restricted to before 2022. The selected  search from the Web of Science database included the title of articles, authors, year of publication, country, citation count, and keywords. An analysis was  performed regarding citations and documents, authors, journals, and keywords using a bibliometric software program. All articles were evaluated  and subjected to scientometric analysis.

Results: Twenty six articles were included in the study. There has been a remarkable increase in published  articles from past to present, and a regular increase is observed in the number of citations. Dental Materials has highest number of publications among  the articles included in the present study. Dr. Rosa, who had the highest number of citations, is also the most effective author. Graphene has many  studies in dentistry with different materials. As per the data obtained, graphene, graphene oxide, and peri-implantitis are the most used keywords and  Singapore and China are at the forefront of the countries where the articles are published.

Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis reveals the progress and trend of research on graphene in dentistry and extensive collaborations between authors, countries, and institutions. The findings of this study can  help inspire researchers to plan new studies and collaborate on graphene.