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Frederick A. Rueggeberg

Frederick A. Rueggeberg

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
75
Citations
18530
World Ranking
3490
National Ranking
962

Frederick A. Rueggeberg 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 Frederick A. Rueggeberg sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 239 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frederick A. Rueggeberg 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 Frederick A. Rueggeberg sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frederick A. Rueggeberg is affiliated with Augusta University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in dentistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including orthodontics, oral surgery, and general dentistry, with additional interests extending to automotive engineering and medical imaging techniques such as radiology and nuclear medicine.

The main focus of Rueggeberg's research lies in dental materials and restorations, covering topics such as orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, dental implant techniques and outcomes, dental research related to COVID-19, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, laser applications in dentistry and medicine, as well as endodontics and root canal treatments.

Frederick Rueggeberg has published a substantial number of papers in several specialized journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Dental Materials
  • Operative Dentistry
  • Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
  • Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • European Journal Of Oral Sciences

Notable papers authored or co-authored by Rueggeberg comprise:

  • Effect of build orientation in accuracy, flexural modulus, flexural strength, and microhardness of 3D-Printed resins for provisional restorations, 2022, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • Flexural strength and microhardness of bulk-fill restorative materials, 2021, Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
  • Effects of extending duration of exposure to curing light and different measurement methods on depth-of-cure analyses of conventional and bulk-fill composites, 2020, European Journal Of Oral Sciences
  • In vivo temperature rise and acute inflammatory response in anesthetized human pulp tissue of premolars having Class V preparations after exposure to Polywave® LED light curing units, 2020, Dental Materials
  • Effect of extended light activation and increment thickness on physical properties of conventional and bulk-filled resin-based composites, 2021, Clinical Oral Investigations

Rueggeberg collaborates frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Marcelo Giannini
  • Eduardo Fernandes de Castro
  • Jorge Soto-Montero
  • César Augusto Galvão Arrais
  • Gabriel Nima

Best Publications

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

    Shuichi Ito;Masanori Hashimoto;Bakul Wadgaonkar;Nadia Svizero

  • Effect of light intensity and exposure duration on cure of resin composite.

    FA Rueggeberg;WF Caughman;Jr Jw Curtis

  • The Effect of Oxygen Inhibition on an Unfilled/Filled Composite System

    Frederick A. Rueggeberg;D Margeson

  • Correlation of Parameters used to Estimate Monomer Conversion in a Light-cured Composite

    F.A. Rueggeberg;R.G. Craig

  • From dry bonding to water-wet bonding to ethanol-wet bonding. A review of the interactions between dentin matrix and solvated resins using a macromodel of the hybrid layer.

    David Henry Pashley;Franklin R. Tay;Ricardo M. Carvalho;Frederick A. Rueggeberg

  • Monomer Conversion of Pre-heated Composite

    M. Daronch;F.A. Rueggeberg;M.F. De Goes;M.F. De Goes

  • Calcium phosphate phase transformation produced by the interaction of the portland cement component of white mineral trioxide aggregate with a phosphate-containing fluid.

    Franklin R. Tay;David H. Pashley;Frederick A. Rueggeberg;Robert J. Loushine

  • Calibration of FTIR conversion analysis of contemporary dental resin composites.

    Frederick Rueggeberg;D. T. Hashinger;C. W. Fairhurst

  • State-of-the-art: dental photocuring--a review.

    Frederick A. Rueggeberg

  • Monomer conversion, microhardness, internal marginal adaptation, and shrinkage stress of bulk-fill resin composites

    Bruna Marin Fronza;Frederick Allen Rueggeberg;Roberto Ruggiero Braga;Borys Mogilevych

  • Correlation of bottom-to-top surface microhardness and conversion ratios for a variety of resin composite compositions.

    Murray R Bouschlicher;Frederick A Rueggeberg;Bryan M Wilson

  • Effect of water content on the physical properties of model dentine primer and bonding resins.

    S.J. Paul;M. Leach;F.A. Rueggeberg;D.H. Pashley

  • Molar extinction coefficients and the photon absorption efficiency of dental photoinitiators and light curing units.

    Miguel G. Neumann;Walter G. Miranda;Carla C. Schmitt;Frederick A. Rueggeberg

  • Factors affecting cure at depths within light-activated resin composites.

    Rueggeberg Fa;Caughman Wf;Curtis Jw;Davis Hc

  • Effects of HEMA on water evaporation from water-HEMA mixtures.

    Edna L Pashley;Yi Zhang;Petra E. Lockwood;Frederick A Rueggeberg

  • Effect of bulk/incremental fill on internal gap formation of bulk-fill composites.

    Alan Furness;Marko Yousef Tadros;Stephen W. Looney;Frederick A. Rueggeberg

  • Correlation of cytotoxicity, filler loading and curing time of dental composites.

    W F Caughman;G B Caughman;R A Shiflett;F Rueggeberg

  • Polymerization Kinetics of Pre-heated Composite

    M. Daronch;F.A. Rueggeberg;M.F. De Goes;M.F. De Goes;R. Giudici

  • The influence of light exposure on polymerization of dual-cure resin cements.

    F A Rueggeberg;W F Caughman

  • Examination of the implant-abutment interface after fatigue testing.

    Roman M. Cibirka;Steven K. Nelson;Brien R. Lang;Frederick A. Rueggeberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcelo Giannini
Marcelo Giannini State University of Campinas
Ricardo M. Carvalho
Ricardo M. Carvalho University of British Columbia
Lorenzo Breschi
Lorenzo Breschi University of Bologna
Roberto Ruggiero Braga
Roberto Ruggiero Braga Universidade de São Paulo
Dwayne Arola
Dwayne Arola University of Washington
Milena Cadenaro
Milena Cadenaro University of Trieste
Paulo G. Coelho
Paulo G. Coelho University of Miami
Franklin R. Tay
Franklin R. Tay Augusta University
Edward J. Swift
Edward J. Swift University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Annalisa Mazzoni
Annalisa Mazzoni University of Bologna

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