Original scientific paper

Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal Acta Stomatologica Croatica: 2009-2018

Rebeca Silva de Araújo ; School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil
Nycolly Vasconcelos Fernandes Porto ; School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil
Isla Camilla Carvalho Laureano ; School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil
Lunna Farias ; School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil
Alidianne Fábia Cabral Cavalcanti ; School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil
Myroslav Goncharuk-Khomyn ; Head of Scientific and Research Centre of Forensic Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti orcid.org/0000-0003-3572-3332 ; School of Dentistry, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil

Abstract

Objective: To analyze a bibliometric profile of scientific production published in Acta Stomatologica Croatica (ASCRO). Material and methods: Scientific papers published from March 2009 to December2018 were analyzed. Information on the year of publication was collected by four trained examiners. Dentistry area, study type and design, data analysis method, presence of randomization, number of authors and corresponding author affiliation were investigated. Data were analyzed descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 328 articles were evaluated, with a predominance of research in the field of Dental Materials (16.5%), with original article being the most frequent (74.1%). Observational studies accounted for 52.4%, using inferential statistics (83.2%) and non-randomized experimental studies (66.1%). Cross-sectional studies were more common in areas of Behavioral, Epidemiologic & Health Services Research (86.3%), case reports in Craniofacial Biology (54.0%) and Oral Health Research (53.1%), while in vitro studies were more common in the areas of Dental Materials (90.7%),Microbiology / Immunology (70.0%) and Cariology Research (66.7%). Most articles were written by four authors (24.1%), while foreign affiliation was observed in 53.0% of studies. Conclusion: The profile of ASCRO scientific production shows a predominance of original studies carried out in the are as of Dental Materials and Behavioral, Epidemiologic & Health Services Research, with growing participation of foreign researchers.

Keywords

Publications; Bibliometrics; Journal Article; Dental Journalism

Hrčak ID:

239056

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/239056

Publication date:

12.6.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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