Trends in endodontics research in leading dental vs. endodontic journals: Bibliometric analysis of 2019–2023

Knowing the endodontic research trends in Q1 dental journals can guide researchers during the sub-mission process. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate endodontic research trends in Q1 dental journals over the last five years. The manuscripts published in these journals were retrieved using the Web of Science database. The VOS viewer software was used to analyze the saved articles. Only 4.3% (574 of 13,245) of articles published in Q1 dental journals were endodontics-related. The percentage of studies conducted with the cooperation of various dental and medical specialties was 73.5%. The majority of published articles were about devices and materials. Studies on regenerative endodontics, vital pulp therapy, and artificial intelligence were published in both journal groups. There is little research on post-endodontic restorations in endodontic journals compared to Q1 dental journals. The most frequently used keywords were “endodontics” and “dental pulp stem cell” in endodontic and other Q1 journals. In vitro studies were the most frequent study type (44.4%), followed by clinical studies (20.2%). Only 0.5% of articles were cited 100 or more times in both journal groups. Publication rates of endodontic articles are quite low in other Q1 journals. Conducting studies on topics that are more likely to be published may increase the acceptance rate of research.