Investigation of the one hundred most cited papers in shear bond strength in dentistry

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this bibliometric study was to analyze the most frequently cited article about shear bonding strength (SBS) in dentistry. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted to obtain citation information on SBS articles by using the Science Citation Index (SCI) and the Extended Science Citation Index (SCI-E) from Web of Science. The most top-cited SCI and SCI-E articles were included in this study by using the 'Shear Bond Strength' search term in March 2017. Information about the name and impact factor of the journal, the number of citations, the year of publication, the authors, the country and the field of study were recorded. Results: The 100 top-cited articles most frequently for the work done with SBS in the field of dentistry, 24 articles are the most common areas of orthodontics, while 17 articles are the areas of prosthetic dentistry and general dentistry. The studies by Samir E. Bishara had the highest volume of total citations with 7 articles among the first top-cited 100 articles. Conclusions: The 100 top-cited articles about the SBS are mostly in orthodontics and prosthodontics areas.