title: Reflections on a decade of research by ASEAN dental faculties: analysis of publications from ISI-WOS databases from 2000 to 2009.
abstract: This communication analyzed research publications in dentistry in the Institute of Scientific Information Web of Science databases of 10 dental faculties in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 2000 to 2009. The term used for the "all-document types" search was "Faculty of Dentistry/College of Dentistry." Abstracts presented at regional meetings were also included in the analysis. The Times Higher Education System QS World University Rankings showed that universities in the region fare poorly in world university rankings. Only the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University appeared in the top 100 in 2009; 19 universities in the region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, appeared in the top 500. Data from the databases showed that research publications by dental institutes in the region fall short of their Asian counterparts. Singapore and Thailand are the most active in dental research of the ASEAN countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Oral Biology Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Thammasat University, Pathumtani, Thailand Center of Scientific Information, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Stitaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sirisinha
authors.forename: Sittichai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koontongkaew
authors.forename: Prathip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Phantumvanit
authors.forename: Ruchareka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wittayawuttikul
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D015706:Bibliometrics; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D019992:Databases as Topic; D018865:Dental Research / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004651:Employment; D005179:Faculty, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D011643:Publishing; D012575:Schools, Dental; D012586:Science; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards; D013672:Technology; D014495:Universities; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Asian university ranking; Association of South-East Asian Nations; Institute of Scientific Information Web of Science database; dental research; research publication