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. 2020 Jan;99(2):e18578.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000018578.

Research trends and characteristics of oral lichen planus: A bibliometric study of the top-100 cited articles

Wei Liu  1   2 , Liwei Ma  3 , Chencheng Song  4 , Chenxi Li  4 , Zhengyu Shen  5 , Linjun Shi  4
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Research trends and characteristics of oral lichen planus: A bibliometric study of the top-100 cited articles

Wei Liu et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Bibliometric analysis highlights the key topics and research trends which have shaped the understanding and management of a concerned disease. The objective of this study was to identify and characterize the most-cited articles on oral lichen planus (OLP), and highlight the analysis of key topics and research trends.

Methods: A comprehensive search was performed and identified in the Scopus database from 1907 to 5 March 2019 for the top-100 most-cited articles on OLP.

Results: The number of citations of the 100 selected articles varied from 101 to 570, with a mean of 178.7 citations per article. Malignant potential, immunopathogenesis, and topical drug therapy were the top-3 study topics, and the majority of high-quality articles were the research of the 3 topics. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine (n = 19) and Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology (n = 14) were 2 journals with the most articles published. Both van der Waal I. and Scully C. were the most frequently contributing authors (n = 9). United States (n = 27) and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (n = 7) was the most contributing country and institution, respectively. Systematic reviews (n = 2), randomized controlled trial (n = 1), cohort studies (n = 17) were study designs with higher evidence level, but the large majority (n = 80) were considered lower level.

Conclusions: The results of this first citation analysis of the 100 most cited articles on OLP provide a historical perspective on scientific evolution, and suggest further research trends and clinical practice in the field of OLP.

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Conflict of interest statement

This study was supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC0840100, 2017YFC0840110), Science and Technology Commission of Fengxian District, Shanghai (FK20181709) National Natural Science Foundation of China (81700989), Clinical Research Plan of SHDC, and Innovative research team of high-level local universities in Shanghai, Oral and maxillofacial regeneration and functional restoration. The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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The number of the top-100 cited articles and citation density on oral lichen planus by year of publication and study topic.
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