Mapping the Structure of Dentistry Discipline among Middle Eastern Countries (2010-2020)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Maryam Khodabin 1
ُSaeed Shirshahi 2
Nosrat Riahinia 3
1 PhD Student, Library and Information Science, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2 PhD Student, Library and Medical Information, Department of Library and Medical Information, School of Management and Medical Information, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Professor, Library and Information Science, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
10.22122/him.v18i4.4379
Abstract
Introduction: Awareness of the status of academic products in dentistry can help researchers of this discipline to make decision. This study outlines the academic structure of a decade of research (2010-2020) in dentistry in the Middle Eastern countries.Methods: This was a descriptive-scientometric research. The required data were extracted from the science citation index. The population included all documents produced in the dentistry field by authors from Middle Eastern countries, between 2010 to 2020. 2653 scientific documents were collected. Scientometric method was employed to map the scientific structure.Results: The field of Dentistry Oral Surgery Medicine had the highest rate of scientific production among the disciplines of dentistry. The academic structure of this discipline consists of 7 clusters. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, was ranked third in the list of top universities of the Middle East and Iran was ranked third in the Middle East. Lexical connections of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pandemics, protocols, transmission, and COVID-related issues were evident.Conclusion: Creating an emerging cluster centered on COVID-19 and allocating 74 articles and 12 co-occurrences during a year (2019-2020) shows the concerns of dentists due to the imposed conditions of COVID-19, which has led to research for finding a solution to the safety of dental clinics and concerns caused by the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Health Information Management
Volume 18, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Autumn 2021
Pages 152-159