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Dental Materials Journal
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Dental Materials Journal

0287-4547

Published by: The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/dmj

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 339 55 170 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 80
Documents by Best Scientists*: 195
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 74
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.567
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Dental Materials Journal?

The topics of Composite material, Bond strength, Dentin, Composite number and Adhesive are the focal point of discussions in the journal. It primarily discusses Composite material topics, particularly Ultimate tensile strength, Flexural strength, Dental bonding, Enamel paint and Ceramic. The Dental bonding study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Shear strength.

Cubic zirconia is part of Ceramic studies tackled in the journal. It focuses on Bond strength research which is adjacent to topics in Phosphoric acid. The studies in Dentin featured incorporate elements of Molar and Nuclear chemistry.

The journal explores research in Composite number and the adjacent study of Polymerization.

  • Composite material (50.71%)
  • Bond strength (16.49%)
  • Dentin (15.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A review of dental CAD/CAM: current status and future perspectives from 20 years of experience. (556 citations)
  • Technique-sensitivity of Contemporary Adhesives (278 citations)
  • Color stability of resin composites after immersion in different drinks. (247 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Dental Materials Journal:

The journal publications primarily focus on research topics in Composite material, Composite number, Dentistry, Dentin and Bond strength. Composite material studies presented in the most cited articles include Adhesive, Dental bonding, Flexural strength, Ultimate tensile strength and Ceramic. In addition to Dentistry research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Distilled water and Nuclear chemistry.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Composite material
  • Organic chemistry
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Composite material, Nuclear chemistry, Bond strength, Adhesive and Dentin are the subjects of interest in Dental Materials Journal. It focuses on different Composite material studies like Composite number, Resin composite, Cubic zirconia, Flexural strength and Surface roughness. While Dental Materials Journal focused on Nuclear chemistry, it was also able to explore topics like Calcium, Remineralisation, Zinc, Titanium and Demineralization.

Bond strength research presented in Dental Materials Journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Ultimate tensile strength, Silane and Cement. The research on Adhesive discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Enamel paint. Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Dentin and the similar topic of Molar.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Polymerization and shrinkage stress formation of experimental resin composites doped with nano- vs. micron-sized bioactive glasses. (4 citations)
  • Micro-computed tomographic evaluation of the effects of pre-heating and sonic delivery on the internal void formation of bulk-fill composites. (3 citations)
  • Plaque-removal effect of ultrafine bubble water: Oral application in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Dental Materials Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Junji Tagami (177 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 13 more than at the previous edition,
  • Toru Nikaido (78 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hidekazu Takahashi (63 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Seiji Ban (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard M. Foxton (50 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Dental Materials Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tokyo Medical and Dental University (427 papers) published 38 papers at the last edition, 16 more than at the previous edition,
  • Nihon University (172 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • The Nippon Dental University (125 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Osaka University (117 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tohoku University (101 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 46.35% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.15% of all publications and 26.04% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Zirconia versus titanium in dentistry: A review.

    Takao Hanawa

    (2020)
    171 Citations
  • The development and future of dental implants.

    Hamdan S Alghamdi;John A Jansen

    (2020)
    154 Citations
  • Additive manufacturing of dental polymers: An overview on processes, materials and applications.

    Julia Jockusch;Mutlu Özcan

    (2020)
    110 Citations
  • Color adjustment potential of single-shade resin composite to various-shade human teeth: Effect of structural color phenomenon.

    Shun Kobayashi;Masatoshi Nakajima;Kiyoka Furusawa;Antonin Tichy;Antonin Tichy

    (2021)
    75 Citations
  • Factors affecting the translucency of monolithic zirconia ceramics: A review from materials science perspective.

    Gürel Pekkan;Keriman Pekkan;Banu Çukurluöz Bayindir;Mutlu Özcan

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • In vitro investigation of the influence of printing direction on the flexural strength, flexural modulus and fractographic analysis of 3D-printed temporary materials

    Andreas KEßLER;Reinhard Hickel;Nicoleta Ilie

    (2021)
    60 Citations
  • Characterization of restorative short-fiber reinforced dental composites.

    Lippo Lassila;Filip Keulemans;Pekka K Vallittu;Sufyan Garoushi

    (2020)
    45 Citations
  • Future prospects of zirconia for oral implants -A review.

    Masao Yoshinari

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • The use of bioactive particles and biomimetic analogues for increasing the longevity of resin-dentin interfaces: A literature review.

    Roberto Ruggiero Braga;Bruna Marin Fronza

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Cutting-edge filler technologies to release bio-active components for restorative and preventive dentistry.

    Satoshi Imazato;Tomoki Kohno;Ririko Tsuboi;Pasiree Thongthai

    (2020)
    38 Citations

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