OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Dental Research is 35. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Letter to the Editor, “Methodological Gaps in Studying the Oral-Systemic Disease Connection”	216
Gestational Serum Retinol Deficiency Is Associated with Enamel Hypoplasia	125
Oral Microbiota Changes Contribute to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Mice	95
Tough Adhesive Hydrogel for Intraoral Adhesion and Drug Delivery	94
Circ-Slain2 Alleviates Cartilage Degradation and Inflammation of TMJOA	89
Injectable Hydrogel as Intracanal Medication for Root Canal Disinfection	88
Towards Trustworthy AI in Dentistry	85
Preconception Oral Health Is Associated with Modifiable Health Behaviors	65
Zinc- and Fluoride-Releasing Bioactive Glass as a Novel Bone Substitute	59
Mouthwashes with CPC Reduce the Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 Variants In Vitro	59
Appreciation to Reviewers	57
Ben Hammond: Oral Microbiologist, Renaissance Man	57
Polymicrobial Infection Induces Adipose Tissue Dysfunction via Gingival Extracellular Vesicles	56
Oral Condition and Incident Coronary Heart Disease: A Clustering Analysis	54
Butyrate Inhibits Dendritic Cell Activation and Alleviates Periodontitis	52
Occlusal Force Maintains Alveolar Bone Homeostasis via Type H Angiogenesis	51
The Emerging Role of Accelerated Cellular Senescence in Periodontitis	49
Harold C. Slavkin: A Transformative Leader of Our Times	47
Occlusal Trauma Induces Neuroimmune Crosstalk for a Pain State	47
CREB3L2 Regulates Hemidesmosome Formation during Epithelial Sealing	47
Masticatory Behavior Change with a Wearable Chewing Counter: A Randomized Controlled Trial	44
Genetically Supported Drug Targets and Dental Traits: A Mendelian Randomization Study	43
Pathways Linking Oral Bacteria, Nitric Oxide Metabolism, and Health	43
BMSC-Derived ApoEVs Promote Craniofacial Bone Repair via ROS/JNK Signaling	43
Accelerating Socket Repair via WNT3A Curtails Alveolar Ridge Resorption	43

MSX1 Drives Tooth Morphogenesis Through Controlling Wnt Signaling Activity	42
Antibacterial and Osteoinductive Implant Surface Using Layer-by-Layer Assembly	41
Sex as a Biological Variable in Oral Diseases: Evidence and Future Prospects	38
Inhibiting Hh Signaling in Gli1⁺ Osteogenic Progenitors Alleviates TMJOA	38
Ang1/Tie2/VE-Cadherin Signaling Regulates DPSCs in Vascular Maturation	38
A Roadmap for the Human Oral and Craniofacial Cell Atlas	36
Chronic Pain–Related Jaw Muscle Motor Load and Sensory Processing	36
Oral Biofilm Cryotherapy as a Novel Ecological Modulation Approach	36
P. gingivalis–Induced TLR2 Interactome Analysis Reveals Association with PARP9	35
IADR President Address	35
A Variant in the IRF6 Promoter Associated with the Risk for Orofacial Clefting	35