The landscape of endodontic education research area: A bibliometric analysis

Abstract

Objectives: Educational research is essential for rationalizing curriculum design, improving evaluation systems, and updating teaching content. This bibliometric study aimed at analyzing the characteristics of publications relevant to endodontic education, thus forming a comprehensive scope of this research area. Methods: The search was conducted in the Web of Science Core Collection database in May 2022. Knowledge units of the included publications, such as year of publication, journal, country/institution/author, keywords, and highly cited articles/references, were analyzed. Results: The United States ranked first in the number of articles with a total of 17 articles. The majority of included articles were published in Journal of Dental Education (n = 25), International Endodontic Journal (n = 21), and European Journal of Dental Education (n = 14). The top 3 most frequent keywords were Endodontics, Education, and Root canal treatment. The main topic in endodontic education were curriculum, preclinical education, educational technology, and continuing education. Conclusion: Forming a full scope of the endodontic research area, this bibliomertic analysis can help mine the hot topic, predict the frontiers in the field and provide the data necessary to determine the direction of research, rationalize resource allocation, and formulate policy.

A bibliometric comparison of undergraduate and postgraduate endodontic education publications: The topics, trends, and challenges

“…Keywords analysis was conducted by CiteSpace (version 6.2.R2; Drexel University). 8 Author, country, and journal information were analyzed by VOSviewer (version 1.6.19.0; Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands). 10 Author and country information was visualized by SCImago Graphica (version Beta 1.0.34; International University of la Rioja).…”

“…Keywords analysis was conducted by CiteSpace (version 6.2.R2; Drexel University) 8 . Author, country, and journal information were analyzed by VOSviewer (version 1.6.19.0; Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands) 10 .…”

“…Previous studies have provided insights into the overall trends and patterns of endodontic education 8 ; however, there is a dearth of research that has specifically examined the differences and associations in endodontic educa-tion between undergraduate and postgraduate levels. To address this knowledge gap, bibliometric analysis methods were employed in this review to identify and visualize relevant literature on endodontic education for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.…”

Areas of Interest in Dental Education: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Last Decade

“…A bibliometric analysis allows the reader to get an overview of the areas of interest and publication trends in a specific topic or area of study [ 7 , 15 ]. This study analyzed trends in publications in the two journals focused on dental education: the Journal of Dental Education and the European Journal of Dental Education.…”

“…In the field of dentistry, there has been a recent interest in bibliometric analysis in various fields of clinical dentistry [9][10][11][12][13]. In dental education, previously published bibliometric analysis focused on a specific time frame [14], a particular field [15,16], or highly cited articles [5]. However, a comprehensive analysis of all the articles published in dental education journals in the last decade has not been conducted.…”