title: Bibliometric analysis of the scientific production in implantology (2009-2013).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To quantify, using bibliometric indicators, the scientific productivity of researchers, organizations, and countries, publishing articles on implantology in dental journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports between 2009 and 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published texts were identified by applying the truncated search term "implant*." Document type was limited to "Article." Records were manually refined and normalized to unify terms and to remove typographical, transcription, and/or indexing errors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 6088 articles were located. A progressive increase in the rate of publication was observed, especially between 2010 and 2012. This increase was clearly linked to increased collaboration between authors, institutions, and countries. Keywords appeared at a frequency of 3.1 per document. The journals Clinical Oral Implants Research and International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants published the highest numbers of articles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study revealed a significant growth in implant dentistry literature in terms of the total number of journals, number of authors, organizations, and author collaborations. Most key bibliometric indicators demonstrated upward trends.
authors.affiliation: Universitat de Valencia Facultat de Medicina i Odontologia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tarazona
authors.affiliation: Universitat de Valencia Facultat de Medicina i Odontologia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vidal-Infer
authors.affiliation: Universitat de Valencia Facultat de Medicina i Odontologia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alonso-Arroyo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015706:Bibliometrics; D003757:Dental Implantation; D006801:Humans; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Public health; behavioral sciences; clinical research; clinical trials; epidemiology; implantology