Current trends and spatial-temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research: A scientometric study

Background and Aim: Understanding dental care in dogs has made remarkable progress in veterinary medicine. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the academic literature published in veterinary dentistry from 1990 to 2023. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted using a scientome...

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Main Authors: Daniel Alvitez-Temoche, Elca del Aguila, Diego Ga, larza-Valencia, Ivan Calderon, Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Frank Mayta-Tovalino
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Published: Veterinary World 2024-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.17/March-2024/18.pdf
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author Daniel Alvitez-Temoche
Elca del Aguila
Diego Ga, larza-Valencia
Ivan Calderon
Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho
Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza
Frank Mayta-Tovalino
author_facet Daniel Alvitez-Temoche
Elca del Aguila
Diego Ga, larza-Valencia
Ivan Calderon
Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho
Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza
Frank Mayta-Tovalino
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description Background and Aim: Understanding dental care in dogs has made remarkable progress in veterinary medicine. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the academic literature published in veterinary dentistry from 1990 to 2023. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted using a scientometric approach and metadata from the Web of Science database. A search strategy adapted for this database was developed using MeSH and Emtree terms and the Boolean operators AND and OR. Using Bibliometrix, different metrics were evaluated to assess the scientific production of researchers and institutions and the impact of authors based on their publications. CiteSpace was also used for co-citation analysis and visualization of citation networks, trends, and patterns in this field of study over time. Results: The bibliometric study analyzed 211 documents from 50 different sources from 1990 to 2023, with an annual growth rate of 6.5%, covering the period 1990–2023. A total of 474 authors were identified, with an average of 2.82 coauthors per paper and 11.85% international coauthorships. The average age of the papers was 12.4 years and 4.55 citations per paper. The most common types of documents were articles (154 documents). Conclusion: Research in veterinary dentistry has shown steady growth from 1990 to 2023. Although there have been fluctuations in article production over the years, there has been a steady growth in article production in veterinary dentistry in general. The annual average number of citations per article has varied over the years, reaching 45 in 2015. However, the average number of citations per article has decreased significantly from 2021 to 2023.
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spelling doaj.art-8e43b6e3b4474563ad7d4ec28835ffd12024-03-21T12:24:34ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162024-03-0117366667110.14202/vetworld.2024.666-671Current trends and spatial-temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research: A scientometric studyDaniel Alvitez-Temoche0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-4098Elca del Aguila1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4639-2850Diego Ga, larza-Valencia2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5788-1780Ivan Calderon3https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4572-5669Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho4https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4692-942XJosmel Pacheco-Mendoza5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2251-8092Frank Mayta-Tovalino6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-0024Unidad de Investigacion, Innovacion y Emprendimiento, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima 00051, Peru.Unidad de Investigacion, Innovacion y Emprendimiento, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima 00051, Peru.Unidad de Investigacion, Innovacion y Emprendimiento, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima 00051, Peru.Department of Academic, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 00051, Peru.Grupo de Bibliometria, Evaluacion de evidencia y Revisiones Sistematicas (BEERS), Human Medicine Career, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima 00051, Peru.Grupo de Bibliometria, Evaluacion de evidencia y Revisiones Sistematicas (BEERS), Human Medicine Career, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima 00051, Peru.Vicerrectorado de Investigacion, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 00051, Peru.Background and Aim: Understanding dental care in dogs has made remarkable progress in veterinary medicine. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the academic literature published in veterinary dentistry from 1990 to 2023. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted using a scientometric approach and metadata from the Web of Science database. A search strategy adapted for this database was developed using MeSH and Emtree terms and the Boolean operators AND and OR. Using Bibliometrix, different metrics were evaluated to assess the scientific production of researchers and institutions and the impact of authors based on their publications. CiteSpace was also used for co-citation analysis and visualization of citation networks, trends, and patterns in this field of study over time. Results: The bibliometric study analyzed 211 documents from 50 different sources from 1990 to 2023, with an annual growth rate of 6.5%, covering the period 1990–2023. A total of 474 authors were identified, with an average of 2.82 coauthors per paper and 11.85% international coauthorships. The average age of the papers was 12.4 years and 4.55 citations per paper. The most common types of documents were articles (154 documents). Conclusion: Research in veterinary dentistry has shown steady growth from 1990 to 2023. Although there have been fluctuations in article production over the years, there has been a steady growth in article production in veterinary dentistry in general. The annual average number of citations per article has varied over the years, reaching 45 in 2015. However, the average number of citations per article has decreased significantly from 2021 to 2023.https://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.17/March-2024/18.pdfbibliometrixscientometricsveterinary dentistry
spellingShingle Daniel Alvitez-Temoche
Elca del Aguila
Diego Ga, larza-Valencia
Ivan Calderon
Fran Espinoza-Carhuancho
Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza
Frank Mayta-Tovalino
Current trends and spatial-temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research: A scientometric study
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veterinary dentistry
title Current trends and spatial-temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research: A scientometric study
title_full Current trends and spatial-temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research: A scientometric study
title_fullStr Current trends and spatial-temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research: A scientometric study
title_full_unstemmed Current trends and spatial-temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research: A scientometric study
title_short Current trends and spatial-temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research: A scientometric study
title_sort current trends and spatial temporal dynamics of veterinary dentistry research a scientometric study
topic bibliometrix
scientometrics
veterinary dentistry
url https://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.17/March-2024/18.pdf
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