RESEARCH ARTICLE
Finite Element Analysis Generates an Increasing Interest in Dental Research: A Bibliometric Study
Abdoulaziz Diarra1, Vagan Mushegyan2, Adrien Naveau1, 3, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 35
Last Page: 42
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-10-35
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601610010035
Article History:
Received Date: 12/3/2015Revision Received Date: 25/9/2015
Acceptance Date: 10/11/2015
Electronic publication date: 29/2/2016
Collection year: 2016

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Abstract
Purpose:
The purpose was to provide a longitudinal overview of published studies that use finite element analysis in dental research, by using the SCI-expanded database of Web of Science® (Thomson Reuters).
Material and Methods:
Eighty publications from 1999-2000 and 473 from 2009-2010 were retrieved. This literature grew faster than the overall dental literature. The number of publishing countries doubled. The main journals were American or English, and dealt with implantology. For the top 10 journals publishing dental finite element papers, the mean impact factor increased by 75% during the decade.
Results:
Finite elements generate an increasing interest from dental authors and publishers worldwide.