Emerging Patterns, Collaboration, and Impact of Scientific Production on Hyaluronic Acid in Dentistry: A Bibliometric Analysis

Aim: This observational, descriptive, retrospective presentation aimed to analyze the emerging patterns, collaboration, and impact of scientific production on hyaluronic acid (HA) in dentistry. Materials and Methods: A bibliometric analysis of research indexed in Scopus from January 2018 to May 2024 was performed. Emerging patterns, collaboration, impact, Bradford's law, and Lotka's law were applied. In addition, thematic maps were designed to visualize the connections between authors and countries. Results: A total of 767 documents from 176 diverse sources were analyzed, identifying 3437 authors. Articles were the most common type of document. The author of the highest scientific output was Sculean Anton of the University of Bern, Switzerland. Most of the articles were published in first-quartile journals, with Clinical Oral Investigation and Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry having the highest number of publications. The University of Bern in Switzerland was the institution with the highest research output. Conclusion: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the academic production of HA in dentistry. The results highlight the importance of international collaboration and the concentration of scientific production in certain institutions and journals. These findings may be useful to researchers and institutions seeking to understand and navigate the field of HA in dentistry.