KARACHI: The updated Elsevier Data Repository, in its recently published Science-Wide Author Databases of Standardized Citation Indicators, has acknowledged several Pakistani dental researchers, in both the Career-long and Single Recent Year impact categories.
The Pakistani researchers honoured by this global initiative include Prof Dr Khaled Almas from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia; Dr Abdul Samad Khan, Professor of Dental Biomaterials at the College of Dentistry, IAU, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Dr Zohaib Khurshid from King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia; Dr Mohammad Sohail Zafar from Taibah University, Saudi Arabia; Dr Shariq Najeeb from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Canada; Paras Ahmed from the College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Zohaib Akram from UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Australia; and Faheem Vohra from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, among others.
These researchers have been recognized for making significant contributions to the field of dentistry, with work spanning areas such as salivary research, tissue regeneration, dental biomaterials, periodontics, prosthodontics, implant dentistry, and translational research.
Elsevier’s publicly accessible database of top-cited scientists offers standardized citation data, reflecting various authorship positions and a composite indicator known as the c-score. Researchers are categorised into 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields, using the Science-Metrix classification system. Only those who have authored at least five papers are considered, and specific percentiles are provided for ranking.
The selection criteria for this prestigious database include the top 100,000 scientists ranked by c-score (both with and without self-citations) or those falling within the top 2pc of their sub-field. The data is sourced from Scopus and was last updated on 1st August 2024.
