OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Dental Research is 34. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Gestational Serum Retinol Deficiency Is Associated with Enamel Hypoplasia	244
Preconception Oral Health Is Associated with Modifiable Health Behaviors	113
Circ-Slain2 Alleviates Cartilage Degradation and Inflammation of TMJOA	107
Injectable Hydrogel as Intracanal Medication for Root Canal Disinfection	95
Tough Adhesive Hydrogel for Intraoral Adhesion and Drug Delivery	70
Towards Trustworthy AI in Dentistry	68
Oral Microbiota Changes Contribute to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mice	59
Zinc- and Fluoride-Releasing Bioactive Glass as a Novel Bone Substitute	58
Appreciation to Reviewers	57
Ben Hammond: Oral Microbiologist, Renaissance Man	51
Polymicrobial Infection Induces Adipose Tissue Dysfunction via Gingival Extracellular Vesicles	50
Oral Condition and Incident Coronary Heart Disease: A Clustering Analysis	49
Masticatory Behavior Change with a Wearable Chewing Counter: A Randomized Controlled Trial	48
Butyrate Inhibits Dendritic Cell Activation and Alleviates Periodontitis	48
The Emerging Role of Accelerated Cellular Senescence in Periodontitis	48
Pathways Linking Oral Bacteria, Nitric Oxide Metabolism, and Health	45
CREB3L2 Regulates Hemidesmosome Formation during Epithelial Sealing	43
Occlusal Force Maintains Alveolar Bone Homeostasis via Type H Angiogenesis	43
Occlusal Trauma Induces Neuroimmune Crosstalk for a Pain State	42
Harold C. Slavkin: A Transformative Leader of Our Times	42
BMSC-Derived ApoEVs Promote Craniofacial Bone Repair via ROS/JNK Signaling	41
MSX1 Drives Tooth Morphogenesis Through Controlling Wnt Signaling Activity	41
Inhibiting Hh Signaling in Gli1⁺ Osteogenic Progenitors Alleviates TMJOA	40
Genetically Supported Drug Targets and Dental Traits: A Mendelian Randomization Study	40
Sex as a Biological Variable in Oral Diseases: Evidence and Future Prospects	40

A Roadmap for the Human Oral and Craniofacial Cell Atlas	39
Chondrocyte Adipogenic Differentiation in Softening Osteoarthritic Cartilage	39
IADR President Address	37
Oral Health as a Marker of Social Progress	37
Epithelial RANKL Limits Experimental Periodontitis via Langerhans Cells	36
AI in Learning Anatomy and Restoring Central Incisors: A Comparative Study	36
Immune Dysregulation in the Oral Cavity during Early SARS-CoV-2 Infection	36
H₂S-Scavenging Hydrogel Alleviating Mitochondria Damage to Control Periodontitis	35
Ang1/Tie2/VE-Cadherin Signaling Regulates DPSCs in Vascular Maturation	35
Salivary Gland Tissue Recombination Can Modify Cell Fate	34
Dental Composite Performance Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence	34