2026 Antheunis Versluis: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	43	12301	11896	2831	2632	111	7459

Overview

Antheunis Versluis is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of dentistry, with a particular focus on dental materials and restorations. Their research spans several subfields including orthodontics, oral surgery, general dentistry, surgery, and emergency medical services.

Their scholarly work encompasses a wide range of main topics such as:

Dental materials and restorations
Dental Research and COVID-19
Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
Dental Erosion and Treatment
Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
Dental Trauma and Treatments
Dental Radiography and Imaging

Versluis has published in several frequent venues, with a significant number of papers appearing in:

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Dental Traumatology
Dental Materials
Brazilian Oral Research
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials

Some of their recent papers include:

Direct resin composite restoration of endodontically-treated permanent molars in adolescents: bite force and patient-specific finite element analysis, 2020, Journal of Applied Oral Science
Failure load of milled, 3D-printed, and conventional chairside-dispensed interim 3-unit fixed dental prostheses, 2021, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Effect of luting materials, presence of tooth preparation, and functional loading on stress distribution on ceramic laminate veneers: A finite element analysis, 2020, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Effect of Composite Resin and Restorative Technique on Polymerization Shrinkage Stress, Cuspal Strain and Fracture Load of Weakened Premolars., 2020, PubMed
Influence of ceramic veneer thickness and antagonist on impact stresses during dental trauma with and without a mouthguard assessed with finite element analysis, 2020, Dental Traumatology

Frequent collaborators include:

Daranee Tantbirojn
Carlos José Soares
Priscilla Barbosa Ferreira Soares
Andomar Bruno Fernandes Vilela
Crisnicaw Veríssimo

Best Publications

Does an Incremental Filling Technique Reduce Polymerization Shrinkage Stresses

A. Versluis;W.H. Douglas;M. Cross;R.L. Sakaguchi

525
Citations
Why do Shear Bond Tests Pull Out Dentin

A. Versluis;D. Tantbirojn;William H Douglas

439
Citations
Polymerization stress, shrinkage and elastic modulus of current low-shrinkage restorative composites

Letícia Cristina Cidreira Boaro;Flávia Gonçalves;Thayse Costa Guimarães;Jack Liborio Ferracane

339
Citations
Mechanical properties, shrinkage stress, cuspal strain and fracture resistance of molars restored with bulk-fill composites and incremental filling technique.

C.M.P. Rosatto;A.A. Bicalho;C. Veríssimo;G.F. Bragança

335
Citations
Potential Relationship between Design of Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments and Vertical Root Fracture

Hyeon-Cheol Kim;Min-Ho Lee;Jiwan Yum;Antheunis Versluis

330
Citations
Do Dental Composites Always Shrink Toward the Light

A. Versluis;D. Tantbirojn;W.H. Douglas

328
Citations
Residual shrinkage stress distributions in molars after composite restoration.

Antheunis Versluis;Daranee Tantbirojn;Maria R. Pintado;Ralph DeLong

283
Citations
Polymerization shrinkage stress of composite resins and resin cements - What do we need to know?

Carlos José Soares;André Luis Faria-E-Silva;Monise de Paula Rodrigues;Andomar Bruno Fernandes Vilela

249
Citations
Tooth deformation patterns in molars after composite restoration

Daranee Tantbirojn;Antheunis Versluis;Maria R. Pintado;Ralph DeLong

215
Citations
Can Fiber Posts Increase Root Stresses and Reduce Fracture

A.F.V. Santos;J.B.C. Meira;C.B. Tanaka;T.A. Xavier

188
Citations
The effect of post, core, crown type, and ferrule presence on the biomechanical behavior of endodontically treated bovine anterior teeth

Natércia Rezende da Silva;Luís Henrique Araújo Raposo;Antheunis Versluis;Alfredo Júlio Fernandes-Neto

183
Citations
Incremental filling technique and composite material--part II: shrinkage and shrinkage stresses.

A A Bicalho;A D C M Valdívia;B C F Barreto;D Tantbirojn

171
Citations
Thermal expansion coefficient of dental composites measured with strain gauges

Antheunis Versluis;William H. Douglas;Ronald L. Sakaguchi

168
Citations
The Influence of Cavity Design and Glass Fiber Posts on Biomechanical Behavior of Endodontically Treated Premolars

Carlos Jose Soares;Paulo Vinicius Soares;Paulo Cesar de Freitas Santos-Filho;Carolina Guimaraes Castro

160
Citations
How does canal taper affect root stresses

B. D. Rundquist;A. Versluis

150
Citations
Incremental Filling Technique and Composite Material—Part I: Cuspal Deformation, Bond Strength, and Physical Properties

AA Bicalho;RD Pereira;RF Zanatta;SD Franco

150
Citations
Fatigue and plaque rupture in myocardial infarction

Antheunis Versluis;Alan J. Bank;William H. Douglas

149
Citations
Changes in compaction stress distributions in roots resulting from canal preparation.

A. Versluis;H. H. Messer;M. R. Pintado

147
Citations
Fracture strength of CAD/CAM composite and composite-ceramic occlusal veneers

Andrew C. Johnson;Antheunis Versluis;Daranee Tantbirojn;Swati Ahuja

143
Citations
Cuspal deflection and depth of cure in resin-based composite restorations filled by using bulk, incremental and transtooth-illumination techniques

Carlos E. Campodonico;Daranee Tantbirojn;Paul S. Olin;Antheunis Versluis

133
Citations
Effect of luting composite shrinkage and thermal loads on the stress distribution in porcelain laminate veneers

Pascal Magne;Antheunis Versluis;William H. Douglas

133
Citations