Yu Xueqian, Chen Yanning, Li Yueyang, Hong Jialan, Hua Fang
Hubei-MOST KLOS & KLOBM, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China; Library, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Dental Materials Science, Applied Oral Sciences and Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2023 Jan;23(1S):101780. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2022.101780. Epub 2022 Sep 14.
Oral health is an indispensable component of overall health, and oral health status significantly influences people's physical, mental, and social well-being. Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), an important and widely used dental patient-reported outcome (dPRO), is attracting more and more researchers' attention and interest. This study aimed to analyze and map the existing scientific literature regarding OHRQoL through a bibliometric approach, including a summary of the characteristics of OHRQoL-related publications, the identification of prolific entities, high-frequency keywords analysis, and research trend analysis via periodic high-impact keywords.
A literature search was conducted in the Web of Science Core Collection to collect OHRQoL-related original research and review articles. After examination and deduplication, the following bibliometric information was extracted from each article: title, abstract, keywords, authors, affiliations, geographic origin (countries/regions), year of publication, journal name, and references. Various scientometric mapping tools including Microsoft Office spreadsheet, VOSviewer, Biblioshiny R-package software, and Scimago Graphica were used to analyze basic bibliometric parameters, leading producers, high-impact keywords, and research trends.
A total of 3324 OHRQoL-related articles (3119 original research articles and 205 review papers) were collected, which received 65,704 citations. A total of 9950 authors from 2429 organizations contributed to this body of research. Prolific authors from Europe, USA, Brazil, New Zealand, China, and Canada were identified, and they also centered collaboration clusters in the co-author network. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology was the most prolific journal. Twenty-one keywords with more than 200 occurrences, and 23 keywords with more than 150 occurrences, were identified for publications of 1994-2021 and 2012-2021, respectively. Keyword analysis revealed hot topics such as instrument development and validation, studies targeting children and adolescents, as well as clinical studies in operative dentistry, implantology, orthodontics, and community dentistry. Oral Health Impact Profile is the most commonly used instrument in OHRQoL-related research.
OHRQoL is an impactful topic in dental health care as it is not only useful in dental research and patient-centered clinical outcome measures but also provides valuable guidance in dental public health administration and policy making. OHRQoL-related research presents a dynamic landscape and is expected to continue presenting high productivity and broad application in the future.
口腔健康是整体健康不可或缺的组成部分，口腔健康状况对人们的身体、心理和社会福祉有显著影响。口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）是一种重要且广泛使用的牙科患者报告结局（dPRO），正吸引着越来越多研究者的关注和兴趣。本研究旨在通过文献计量学方法分析和梳理关于OHRQoL的现有科学文献，包括总结OHRQoL相关出版物的特征、识别高产实体、高频关键词分析以及通过定期出现的高影响力关键词进行研究趋势分析。
在科学网核心合集进行文献检索，以收集与OHRQoL相关的原创研究和综述文章。经过筛选和去重后，从每篇文章中提取以下文献计量信息：标题、摘要、关键词、作者、所属机构、地理来源（国家/地区）、出版年份、期刊名称和参考文献。使用包括Microsoft Office电子表格、VOSviewer、Biblioshiny R包软件和Scimago Graphica在内的各种科学计量绘图工具来分析基本文献计量参数、主要产出者、高影响力关键词和研究趋势。
共收集到3324篇与OHRQoL相关的文章（3119篇原创研究文章和205篇综述论文），这些文章共获得65,704次引用。来自2429个组织的9950位作者参与了这项研究。确定了来自欧洲、美国、巴西、新西兰、中国和加拿大的高产作者，他们也在共同作者网络中形成了合作集群。《社区牙科与口腔流行病学》是产出最多的期刊。分别确定了1994 - 2021年和2012 - 2021年出版物中出现次数超过200次的21个关键词以及出现次数超过150次的23个关键词。关键词分析揭示了诸如工具开发与验证、针对儿童和青少年的研究以及牙体牙髓病学、种植学、正畸学和社区牙科的临床研究等热点话题。口腔健康影响量表是OHRQoL相关研究中最常用的工具。
OHRQoL在牙科保健中是一个有影响力的主题，因为它不仅在牙科研究和以患者为中心的临床结局测量中有用，而且在牙科公共卫生管理和政策制定中也提供了有价值的指导。OHRQoL相关研究呈现出动态的态势，预计未来将继续保持高产出和广泛应用。
