2026 Frederick A. Rueggeberg: 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	75	3492	3374	964	906	239	18530

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

782
Citations
Effect of light intensity and exposure duration on cure of resin composite.

FA Rueggeberg;WF Caughman;Jr Jw Curtis

706
Citations
The Effect of Oxygen Inhibition on an Unfilled/Filled Composite System

Frederick A. Rueggeberg;D Margeson

612
Citations
Correlation of Parameters used to Estimate Monomer Conversion in a Light-cured Composite

F.A. Rueggeberg;R.G. Craig

601
Citations
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

460
Citations
Monomer Conversion of Pre-heated Composite

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

424
Citations
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

418
Citations
Calibration of FTIR conversion analysis of contemporary dental resin composites.

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

387
Citations
State-of-the-art: dental photocuring--a review.

Frederick A. Rueggeberg

380
Citations
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

369
Citations
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

332
Citations
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

312
Citations
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

310
Citations
Factors affecting cure at depths within light-activated resin composites.

Rueggeberg Fa;Caughman Wf;Curtis Jw;Davis Hc

307
Citations
Effects of HEMA on water evaporation from water-HEMA mixtures.

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

305
Citations
Effect of bulk/incremental fill on internal gap formation of bulk-fill composites.

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

301
Citations
Correlation of cytotoxicity, filler loading and curing time of dental composites.

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

291
Citations
Polymerization Kinetics of Pre-heated Composite

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

287
Citations
The influence of light exposure on polymerization of dual-cure resin cements.

F A Rueggeberg;W F Caughman

262
Citations
Examination of the implant-abutment interface after fatigue testing.

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

251
Citations