Evaluating the Trend of Four Dental Public Health Specialty Journals from 2001 to 2021 Using Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to evaluate the trend related to the academic performance of the four dental journals associated with the specialty of dental public health from 2001 to 2021 using bibliometric indicators. The data on eight bibliometric indicators for all the four dental journals [Journal of Public Health Dentistry (JPHD), Journal of Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (JCDOE), Journal of Community Dental Health (JCDH) and International Dental Journal (IDJ)] were extracted from 2001 to 2021 using the SCImago Portal website. In order to determine the statistical trends over the years, linear regression was used. The probability value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The trend of SCImago Journal Rank was highest for JCDOE and was statistically significant for the JCDH and IDJ. The number of year-wise total documents was increased for JCDOE with a raise in 2012 and a highest peak in 2021 compared to the remaining three journals but was not statistically significant. All the journals showed significant annual increase in the citable documents (3 years). The year-wise total references showed a significant upward trend annually for all the dental journals from 2001 to 2021 except for JCDH. There was majorly a significant upward trend for most of the bibliometric indicators concerning the journals of dental public health specialty. These findings might serve as value addition for the editors and publishers of the dental journals to enhance their direction towards the success of their respective journals.