Srivastava Kumar Chandan, Saini Ravinder S, Lin Galvin Sim Siang, Heboyan Artak, Shrivastava Deepti
Oral Medicine and Radiology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry Jouf University Sakaka Saudi Arabia.
Department of Dental Technology, COAMS King Khalid University Abha Saudi Arabia.
Health Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 29;8(2):e70403. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70403. eCollection 2025 Feb.
Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a common chronic inflammatory autoimmune illness that mostly affects the oral mucosa but may also affect other mucous membrane. It has higher prevalence in female patients of fourth to sixth decade of life with reticular being the commonest clinical variant. Clinical assessment, patient history, biopsy findings, and immunofluorescence were used to diagnose OLP. This study aimed to assess research publication trends in therapeutic strategies in the treatment of OLP, examining publication growth, country and institution contributions, and collaborative networks.
Using the Dimensions and Lens.org databases with Boolean operators combined the keywords a total of 40,046 peer-reviewed international publications were initially assessed. The article was selected from 2014 to December 2023. Through rigorous application of inclusion and exclusion criteria using an advanced search, a subset of 134 papers emerged to meet the high relevance standards. This subset, constituting a representative sample, was selected for in-depth bibliometric analysis.
The result shows a clear upward trend in the number of publications, with a notable increase in 2018. After 2018, there is decrease in the number of publications, but it has an upward trend, reaching a peak of 215 in 2022. Chaitanya Nallan CSK leads the list of authors with four publications and a respectable total citation count of 12. Cairo University is the leading institution in this data set, with the 8 number of publications and 11 citations. The analysis revealed that at the top of the list is the "Egyptian Dental Journal" from Egypt, with six publications, four citations, and a link strength of two. In the second position is "BMC Oral Health" from the United Kingdom, with five publications, one citation, and a link strength of three. This study offers valuable insights for future research, clinical practice, and policy decisions.
口腔扁平苔藓（OLP）是一种常见的慢性炎症性自身免疫性疾病，主要影响口腔黏膜，但也可能影响其他黏膜。它在40至60岁的女性患者中患病率较高，网状型是最常见的临床类型。临床评估、患者病史、活检结果和免疫荧光用于诊断OLP。本研究旨在评估OLP治疗策略的研究发表趋势，考察发表量增长、国家和机构贡献以及合作网络。
使用Dimensions和Lens.org数据库，通过布尔运算符组合关键词，最初共评估了40,046篇同行评审的国际出版物。文章选取时间为2014年至2023年12月。通过使用高级搜索严格应用纳入和排除标准，出现了134篇符合高相关性标准的论文子集。这一子集构成了一个代表性样本，被选用于深入的文献计量分析。
结果显示发表数量呈明显上升趋势，2018年有显著增加。2018年后，发表数量有所下降，但仍呈上升趋势，2022年达到峰值215篇。Chaitanya Nallan CSK以四篇发表论文和总计12次的可观被引次数位居作者榜首。开罗大学是该数据集中的领先机构，有8篇发表论文和11次被引。分析显示排在首位的是埃及的《埃及牙科杂志》，有6篇发表论文、4次被引和2的链接强度。排在第二位的是英国的《BMC口腔健康》，有5篇发表论文、1次被引和3的链接强度。本研究为未来研究、临床实践和政策决策提供了有价值的见解。
