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146
Citations
70511
World Ranking
186
National Ranking
80

Franklin R. Tay publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franklin R. Tay sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 618 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Franklin R. Tay D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franklin R. Tay sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 146 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Franklin R. Tay is affiliated with Augusta University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on dentistry and related interdisciplinary fields, contributing extensively to studies within the domain of oral health and biomedical applications.

The main field of study for Franklin R. Tay is Dentistry, with a significant number of publications. Within this overarching area, their work spans several subfields including Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Periodontics.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects relevant to dental and biomedical sciences. These include Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, Dental Materials and Restorations, Dental Radiography and Imaging, Oral Microbiology and Periodontitis Research, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Dental Erosion and Treatment, and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases.

Franklin R. Tay has published in a variety of scientific venues, contributing most frequently to:

  • Journal of Endodontics
  • Journal of Dentistry
  • Journal of Dental Research
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Bioactive Materials

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • Metal-Based Nanomaterials in Biomedical Applications: Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity Aspects, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Application of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry, 2020, Journal of Dental Research
  • Advances in Antimicrobial Microneedle Patches for Combating Infections, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • 3D and 4D printing in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery: Printing techniques, materials, and applications, 2020, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Antimicrobial Ionic Liquid-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

Throughout their career, Franklin R. Tay has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Their most common coauthors include:

  • Anil Kishen
  • Kenneth Hargreaves
  • Amir Azarpazhooh
  • Ashraf Fouad
  • Ariadne Letra

Best Publications

  • State of the art etch-and-rinse adhesives

    David Henry Pashley;Franklin Chi Meng Tay;Lorenzo Breschi;Leo Tjäderhane

  • Aggressiveness of contemporary self-etching systems. I: Depth of penetration beyond dentin smear layers.

    Franklin Chi Meng Tay;David H. Pashley

  • Single-step adhesives are permeable membranes.

    Franklin R Tay;David H Pashley;Byoung I Suh;Ricardo M Carvalho

  • aggressiveness of contemporary self‐etching adhesives part ii. etching effects on unground enamel

    D.H. Pashley;F.R. Tay

  • The adhesion between fiber posts and root canal walls: comparison between microtensile and push-out bond strength measurements.

    Cecilia Goracci;Andrea Urbano Tavares;Andrea Fabianelli;Francesca Monticelli

  • The microtensile bond test: a review.

    David H. Pashley;Ricardo M. Carvalho;Hidehiko Sano;Masatoshi Nakajima

  • Effects of resin hydrophilicity on water sorption and changes in modulus of elasticity.

    Shuichi Ito;Masanori Hashimoto;Bakul Wadgaonkar;Nadia Svizero

  • Water sorption/solubility of dental adhesive resins

    Juliana Malacarne;Ricardo M. Carvalho;Mario F. de Goes;Nadia Svizero

  • Quaternary ammonium-based biomedical materials: State-of-the-art, toxicological aspects and antimicrobial resistance.

    Yang Jiao;Li na Niu;Sai Ma;Jing Li

  • Metal‐Based Nanomaterials in Biomedical Applications: Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity Aspects

    Pooyan Makvandi;Pooyan Makvandi;Pooyan Makvandi;Chen yu Wang;Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare;Assunta Borzacchiello

  • Geometric factors affecting dentin bonding in root canals: a theoretical modeling approach.

    Franklin R. Tay;Robert J. Loushine;Paul Lambrechts;R. Norman Weller

  • Chlorhexidine Preserves Dentin Bond in vitro

    M. R.O. Carrilho;R. M. Carvalho;M. F. De Goes;V. Di Hipólito

  • Optimizing dentin bond durability: Control of collagen degradation by matrix metalloproteinases and cysteine cathepsins

    Leo Tjäderhane;Fabio D. Nascimento;Lorenzo Breschi;Annalisa Mazzoni

  • Water treeing--a potential mechanism for degradation of dentin adhesives

    Franklin R Tay;David H Pashley

  • Have dentin adhesives become too hydrophilic

    Franklin R. Tay;David H. Pashley

  • Reactivation of inactivated endogenous proteolytic activities in phosphoric acid-etched dentine by etch-and-rinse adhesives.

    Annalisa Mazzoni;David H. Pashley;Yoshihiro Nishitani;Lorenzo Breschi

  • Chlorhexidine stabilizes the adhesive interface: a 2-year in vitro study.

    Lorenzo Breschi;Annalisa Mazzoni;Fernando Nato;Marcela Carrilho;Marcela Carrilho

  • Strategies to prevent hydrolytic degradation of the hybrid layer—A review

    Leo Tjäderhane;Fabio D. Nascimento;Lorenzo Breschi;Annalisa Mazzoni

  • Activation of gelatinolytic/collagenolytic activity in dentin by self-etching adhesives

    Yoshihiro Nishitani;Masahiro Yoshiyama;Bakul Wadgaonkar;Lorenzo Breschi

  • Reversal of Compromised Bonding to Oxidized Etched Dentin

    S.C.N. Lai;Y.F. Mak;G.S.P. Cheung;R. Osorio

  • Guided tissue remineralisation of partially demineralised human dentine.

    Franklin R. Tay;David H. Pashley

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenzo Breschi
Lorenzo Breschi University of Bologna
Ricardo M. Carvalho
Ricardo M. Carvalho University of British Columbia
Marco Ferrari
Marco Ferrari University of Siena
Manuel Toledano
Manuel Toledano University of Granada
Raquel Osorio
Raquel Osorio University of Granada
Annalisa Mazzoni
Annalisa Mazzoni University of Bologna
Francesca Monticelli
Francesca Monticelli University of Zaragoza
Frederick A. Rueggeberg
Frederick A. Rueggeberg Augusta University
Carlo Prati
Carlo Prati University of Bologna
Dwayne Arola
Dwayne Arola University of Washington

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