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South African Dental Journal

Academy of Science of South Africa
Academy of Science of South Africa
ISSN: 25190105, 03751562

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
South African Dental Journal
Publications
628
Citations
485
h-index
7
Publications
434
Citations
474
Top-3 citing journals
BMC Oral Health
BMC Oral Health (25 citations)
Cureus
Cureus (15 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (156 publications)
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (82 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (90 publications)
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (41 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (406 publications)
India (12 publications)
USA (10 publications)
South Africa (218 publications)
USA (7 publications)
United Kingdom (6 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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South African Dental Journal
32 citations, 6.6%
BMC Oral Health
25 citations, 5.15%
Cureus
15 citations, 3.09%
Health SA Gesondheid
13 citations, 2.68%
Frontiers in Oral Health
12 citations, 2.47%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
8 citations, 1.65%
Dentistry Journal
8 citations, 1.65%
PLoS ONE
7 citations, 1.44%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
7 citations, 1.44%
Materials
6 citations, 1.24%
Saudi Dental Journal
5 citations, 1.03%
Healthcare
5 citations, 1.03%
Scientific Reports
5 citations, 1.03%
European Journal of Dental Education
5 citations, 1.03%
Open Dentistry Journal
5 citations, 1.03%
Diagnostics
5 citations, 1.03%
International Journal of Dentistry
5 citations, 1.03%
Journal of International Oral Health
4 citations, 0.82%
International Dental Journal
4 citations, 0.82%
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
4 citations, 0.82%
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
4 citations, 0.82%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
4 citations, 0.82%
British Dental Journal
4 citations, 0.82%
European Journal of Dentistry
4 citations, 0.82%
Clinical Case Reports
4 citations, 0.82%
Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
4 citations, 0.82%
F1000Research
4 citations, 0.82%
International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
4 citations, 0.82%
Case Reports in Dentistry
3 citations, 0.62%
Special Care in Dentistry
3 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Orthodontic Science
3 citations, 0.62%
International Orthodontics
3 citations, 0.62%
International Journal of Legal Medicine
3 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Endodontics
3 citations, 0.62%
Polymers
3 citations, 0.62%
European Journal of General Dentistry
3 citations, 0.62%
BMC Public Health
3 citations, 0.62%
Journal of Public Health in Africa
3 citations, 0.62%
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry
3 citations, 0.62%
Dental update
3 citations, 0.62%
Australian Dental Journal
3 citations, 0.62%
Coatings
3 citations, 0.62%
Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
3 citations, 0.62%
Srpski Arhiv Za Celokupno Lekarstvo
2 citations, 0.41%
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
2 citations, 0.41%
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
2 citations, 0.41%
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
2 citations, 0.41%
Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry
2 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
2 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
2 citations, 0.41%
International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing
2 citations, 0.41%
Saudi Endodontic Journal
2 citations, 0.41%
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
2 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
2 citations, 0.41%
Australian Endodontic Journal
2 citations, 0.41%
Medicina
2 citations, 0.41%
Forensic Science International: Synergy
2 citations, 0.41%
Heliyon
2 citations, 0.41%
Biomedicines
2 citations, 0.41%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
2 citations, 0.41%
Biomaterials Advances
2 citations, 0.41%
Public Health Challenges
2 citations, 0.41%
Oral
2 citations, 0.41%
Frontiers in Dental Medicine
2 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU
2 citations, 0.41%
Acta Stomatologica Marisiensis Journal
2 citations, 0.41%
Medicinski Podmladak
2 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
2 citations, 0.41%
International Journal of Medical Informatics
1 citation, 0.21%
Health Promotion International
1 citation, 0.21%
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1 citation, 0.21%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
1 citation, 0.21%
Emerging Infectious Diseases
1 citation, 0.21%
Antibiotics
1 citation, 0.21%
The South African journal of communication disorders. Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings
1 citation, 0.21%
Journal of Academic Ethics
1 citation, 0.21%
Molecules
1 citation, 0.21%
Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets
1 citation, 0.21%
Journal of Personalized Medicine
1 citation, 0.21%
Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
1 citation, 0.21%
Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research
1 citation, 0.21%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
1 citation, 0.21%
Nutrients
1 citation, 0.21%
Injury Epidemiology
1 citation, 0.21%
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
1 citation, 0.21%
Indian Journal of Dental Research
1 citation, 0.21%
BMJ Open
1 citation, 0.21%
Brain and Behavior
1 citation, 0.21%
Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
1 citation, 0.21%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
1 citation, 0.21%
Plasma Medicine
1 citation, 0.21%
BMC Cancer
1 citation, 0.21%
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice
1 citation, 0.21%
Development Southern Africa
1 citation, 0.21%
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
1 citation, 0.21%
Vojnosanitetski Pregled
1 citation, 0.21%
Journal of Public Health
1 citation, 0.21%
Brazilian Dental Journal
1 citation, 0.21%
Molecular Biotechnology
1 citation, 0.21%
BioMed Research International
1 citation, 0.21%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
86 citations, 17.73%
MDPI
70 citations, 14.43%
Wiley
48 citations, 9.9%
Elsevier
44 citations, 9.07%
Academy of Science of South Africa
32 citations, 6.6%
AOSIS
28 citations, 5.77%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
17 citations, 3.51%
Frontiers Media S.A.
16 citations, 3.3%
Taylor & Francis
11 citations, 2.27%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
8 citations, 1.65%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
8 citations, 1.65%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
7 citations, 1.44%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
7 citations, 1.44%
Hindawi Limited
7 citations, 1.44%
SAGE
6 citations, 1.24%
King Saud University
6 citations, 1.24%
Medknow
6 citations, 1.24%
Oxford University Press
5 citations, 1.03%
F1000 Research
4 citations, 0.82%
JMIR Publications
3 citations, 0.62%
IGI Global
3 citations, 0.62%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.41%
Emerald
2 citations, 0.41%
2 citations, 0.41%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.41%
George Warman Publications (Pty.) Ltd.
2 citations, 0.41%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2 citations, 0.41%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2 citations, 0.41%
BMJ
2 citations, 0.41%
National Library of Serbia
2 citations, 0.41%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.41%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 citation, 0.21%
Begell House
1 citation, 0.21%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.21%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.21%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1 citation, 0.21%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.21%
Ankara University
1 citation, 0.21%
Savezno Ministarstvo Odbrane
1 citation, 0.21%
Korean Society of Nursing Science
1 citation, 0.21%
American Dental Education Association
1 citation, 0.21%
FDI World Dental Press Ltd.
1 citation, 0.21%
Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
1 citation, 0.21%
Mark Allen Group
1 citation, 0.21%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.21%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.21%
Brieflands
1 citation, 0.21%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.21%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.21%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
1 citation, 0.21%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.21%
ООО "Эндо Пресс"
1 citation, 0.21%
Research Square Platform LLC
1 citation, 0.21%
XMLink
1 citation, 0.21%
Korean Academy of Stomatognathic Function and Occlusion
1 citation, 0.21%
Korean Academy of Dental Technology
1 citation, 0.21%
Apex Publishing
1 citation, 0.21%
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University of Pretoria
156 publications, 24.84%
University of the Witwatersrand
99 publications, 15.76%
University of the Western Cape
82 publications, 13.06%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
71 publications, 11.31%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
24 publications, 3.82%
Durban University of Technology
9 publications, 1.43%
National Health Laboratory Services
6 publications, 0.96%
Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST University)
4 publications, 0.64%
University of Cape Town
4 publications, 0.64%
University of South Africa
4 publications, 0.64%
Stellenbosch University
3 publications, 0.48%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
3 publications, 0.48%
University of Limpopo
3 publications, 0.48%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
2 publications, 0.32%
University College London
2 publications, 0.32%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.32%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 0.32%
South African Medical Research Council
2 publications, 0.32%
Tygerberg Hospital
2 publications, 0.32%
Federal University of Technology Owerri
2 publications, 0.32%
University of Benin Teaching Hospital
2 publications, 0.32%
Moi University
2 publications, 0.32%
University of Plymouth
2 publications, 0.32%
Qassim University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Sharjah
1 publication, 0.16%
Ajman University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.16%
Gulf Medical University
1 publication, 0.16%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
1 publication, 0.16%
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.16%
Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
1 publication, 0.16%
Trakya University
1 publication, 0.16%
International Medical University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.16%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.16%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of the Free State
1 publication, 0.16%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.16%
Groote Schuur Hospital
1 publication, 0.16%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.16%
New York University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of California, San Francisco
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Alberta
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Leicester
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Belgrade
1 publication, 0.16%
Indiana University Indianapolis
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.16%
Coventry University
1 publication, 0.16%
Bangor University
1 publication, 0.16%
Tallinn University of Technology
1 publication, 0.16%
Universidad de Guayaquil
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Eldoret
1 publication, 0.16%
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University of Pretoria
90 publications, 20.74%
University of the Witwatersrand
47 publications, 10.83%
University of the Western Cape
41 publications, 9.45%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
40 publications, 9.22%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
17 publications, 3.92%
Durban University of Technology
7 publications, 1.61%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.46%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 0.46%
National Health Laboratory Services
2 publications, 0.46%
South African Medical Research Council
2 publications, 0.46%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 0.46%
University of Limpopo
2 publications, 0.46%
Federal University of Technology Owerri
2 publications, 0.46%
University of Benin Teaching Hospital
2 publications, 0.46%
University of Plymouth
2 publications, 0.46%
University of Sharjah
1 publication, 0.23%
Ajman University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.23%
Gulf Medical University
1 publication, 0.23%
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.23%
Trakya University
1 publication, 0.23%
International Medical University
1 publication, 0.23%
Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST University)
1 publication, 0.23%
University College London
1 publication, 0.23%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Cape Town
1 publication, 0.23%
University of South Africa
1 publication, 0.23%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.23%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.23%
Moi University
1 publication, 0.23%
Bangor University
1 publication, 0.23%
Tallinn University of Technology
1 publication, 0.23%
Universidad de Guayaquil
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Eldoret
1 publication, 0.23%
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Publishing countries

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South Africa, 406, 64.65%
South Africa
406 publications, 64.65%
India, 12, 1.91%
India
12 publications, 1.91%
USA, 10, 1.59%
USA
10 publications, 1.59%
Brazil, 10, 1.59%
Brazil
10 publications, 1.59%
United Kingdom, 9, 1.43%
United Kingdom
9 publications, 1.43%
Malaysia, 5, 0.8%
Malaysia
5 publications, 0.8%
Nigeria, 5, 0.8%
Nigeria
5 publications, 0.8%
Kenya, 3, 0.48%
Kenya
3 publications, 0.48%
Libya, 3, 0.48%
Libya
3 publications, 0.48%
Saudi Arabia, 3, 0.48%
Saudi Arabia
3 publications, 0.48%
Australia, 2, 0.32%
Australia
2 publications, 0.32%
Canada, 2, 0.32%
Canada
2 publications, 0.32%
Germany, 1, 0.16%
Germany
1 publication, 0.16%
Belgium, 1, 0.16%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.16%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.16%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.16%
Iran, 1, 0.16%
Iran
1 publication, 0.16%
Cameroon, 1, 0.16%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.16%
UAE, 1, 0.16%
UAE
1 publication, 0.16%
Serbia, 1, 0.16%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.16%
Sudan, 1, 0.16%
Sudan
1 publication, 0.16%
Turkey, 1, 0.16%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.16%
Switzerland, 1, 0.16%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.16%
Ecuador, 1, 0.16%
Ecuador
1 publication, 0.16%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 218, 50.23%
South Africa
218 publications, 50.23%
USA, 7, 1.61%
USA
7 publications, 1.61%
United Kingdom, 6, 1.38%
United Kingdom
6 publications, 1.38%
Brazil, 5, 1.15%
Brazil
5 publications, 1.15%
India, 5, 1.15%
India
5 publications, 1.15%
Nigeria, 4, 0.92%
Nigeria
4 publications, 0.92%
Libya, 3, 0.69%
Libya
3 publications, 0.69%
Malaysia, 2, 0.46%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.46%
Germany, 1, 0.23%
Germany
1 publication, 0.23%
Australia, 1, 0.23%
Australia
1 publication, 0.23%
Belgium, 1, 0.23%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.23%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.23%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.23%
Iran, 1, 0.23%
Iran
1 publication, 0.23%
Cameroon, 1, 0.23%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.23%
Canada, 1, 0.23%
Canada
1 publication, 0.23%
Kenya, 1, 0.23%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.23%
UAE, 1, 0.23%
UAE
1 publication, 0.23%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.23%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.23%
Turkey, 1, 0.23%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.23%
Ecuador, 1, 0.23%
Ecuador
1 publication, 0.23%
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