Objective: To analyze the articles on research of dental pulp biology in China and to understand the situation of China in the entire field of dental pulp biology around the world in order to provide references for further in-depth research in dental pulp biology in China. Methods: Based on Web of Science core collection database, the articles published in the international journals in the field of dental pulp biology from 2011 to 2020 were retrieved and identified. Six indicators including research scale, academic influence, high-ranking and the high-influence journals, research areas, international partnership and project funding were statistically analyzed. Results: Totally 1 215 articles were published by Chinese researchers, which is the most in the research field of dental pulp biology. The total number of citations was 18 328, however the average number of citations of above mentioned articles was slightly lower than that of the world average. The number of articles published in Natural Index Journals and Journal of Dental Research is lower than that of the United States. The research areas of dental pulp biology in China were not only in dentistry, oral surgery and medicine, but also in cell biology, experimental medicine, materials science, engineering, molecular biology and applied microbiology. Articles of internationally cooperated researches were scarce. Most of the researches of dental pulp biology field conducted in China were supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Conclusions: Although there were fruitful research outcomes in the field of dental pulp biology from 2011 to 2020, the academic influence of these researches still needed to be improved. It was recommended that great efforts should be made in developing interdisciplinary, inter-unit and international cooperation, focusing on hotspot and major projects, actively applying for and using of project fundings in order to produce more high-quality research outcomes.
目的： 了解我国2011—2020年牙髓生物学领域的发展状况，为我国该领域科研人员的进一步深入研究提供参考。 方法： 本文以Web of Science 核心合集数据库为数据来源，以2011—2020年牙髓生物学领域产出的国际权威论文为研究对象，从发文规模、产出影响力、高产及高影响力期刊、研究方向、合作关系、基金支持6个方面进行统计分析并得出结果。 结果： 2011—2020年我国共发表国际权威期刊牙髓生物学领域论文1 215篇，是牙髓生物学领域发文最多的国家；被引频次共计18 328次，居世界第一，篇均被引频次略低于世界篇均被引频次；自然指数期刊及Journal of Dental Research期刊上中国牙髓生物学研究者发文数量均低于美国；我国牙髓生物学领域的研究方向除牙科、口腔外科与医学外，还包含与细胞生物学、基础医学、材料科学、工程学、分子生物学、应用微生物学等交叉研究；国际合作论文数量较少；国家自然科学基金是该领域研究支持最多的基金。 结论： 我国2011—2020年在牙髓生物学领域取得了丰硕的研究成果，但国际影响力仍有待进一步提高。我国应更加积极地开展跨学科、跨单位及国际交流合作，把握基金资助的重点、热点，积极申请并利用基金项目，产出更多高质量的科研成果。.