“…have been examined. 14 The study examines India's performance based on its publication output in dental sciences during 1999-2008, based on several parameters, uses 10 years (1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008) publications data in dental sciences of India and other countries drawn from Scopus international multidisciplinary bibliographical database. 15 A study analyzing the research activities of India in Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Medicine Research during 2007-2016, based on the total publication output, its growth rate, quality of papers published and rank of India in the global context provides the patterns of international collaborative research output and the major partner countries of India.…”