Authors:
- X. Lin
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Stomatology, Zhao County Maternal nad Child Health Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of General Diagnosis and Treatment, Stomatological Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University - Y. Zhang
Department of Stomatology, Zhao County Maternal nad Child Health Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China - K. Han
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Stomatology, Zhao County Maternal nad Child Health Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China - L. Yu
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Stomatology, Zhao County Maternal nad Child Health Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China - H. Shi
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Stomatology, Zhao County Maternal nad Child Health Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China - Department of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology and Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
ABSTRACT
Background
Early childhood caries (ECC) is the most common oral disease in children, and its causes are complex and diverse, which has a serious impact on children’s physical and mental health. Over the past decade, a large number of studies have investigated ECC in depth, and bibliometrics can reveal its research trends within specific fields.
Material and methods
ECC-related publications published in the last decade were retrieved from the Web of Science database. The publication year, country, institution, author, journal and keywords were visualised by using CiteSpace and VOSviewer software.
Results
A total of 1513 articles were identified in this study. The number of articles published in this field showed a steady upward trend. BMC Oral Health is the Journal with the highest number of articles published in the field of ECC, while Journal of Dental Research is the journal with the largest number of co-citations. The United States, China and Brazil contributed the most publications. The University of Hong Kong emerged as the most collaborative institution, boasting the highest number of relevant papers and securing the top rank, followed by the University of Manitoba and the University of Sao Paulo. Robert J Schroth, Maha El Tantawi and Duangporn Duangthip were prolific authors in ECC field. The key words such as “public health”, “management”, “oral microorganism” and “silver diamine fluoride” and the research of ECC have gradually attracted attention, which can be regarded as a research hotspot from the present stage to the future.
Conclusion
Through bibliometric analysis, this study delineated a comprehensive landscape of ECC research hotspots and potential trends, which provided necessary information for relevant decision makers to make decisions. At the same time, it also helped researchers in this field to conduct in-depth exploration and exchanges in the clinical and academic fields, and jointly committed to ECC research, and ultimately improved the oral health of young children.
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Publication date:
July /2025
Publisher:
Tecniche Nuove
Cite:
Harvard: X. Lin, Y. Zhang, K. Han, L. Yu, H. Shi (2025) "A decade of progress: biliometric analysis of trends and developments in early childhood caries research", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, (), pp1-. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2025.2395
Vancouver: X. Lin, Y. Zhang, K. Han, L. Yu, H. Shi. A decade of progress: biliometric analysis of trends and developments in early childhood caries research. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2025Jul.7 [cited 2025Dec.05];():1-. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/a-decade-of-progress-biliometric-analysis-of-trends-and-developments-in-early-childhood-caries-research/
MLA: X. Lin, Y. Zhang, K. Han, L. Yu, H. Shi A decade of progress: biliometric analysis of trends and developments in early childhood caries research. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2025;():1-
