David Polak

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

David Polak is a scholar working on Periodontics, Oral Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Polak has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Periodontics, 16 papers in Oral Surgery and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David Polak's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (27 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (10 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (9 papers). David Polak is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (27 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (10 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (9 papers). David Polak collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United Kingdom and United States. David Polak's co-authors include Lior Shapira, Yael Houri‐Haddad, Asaf Wilensky, Ervin I. Weiss, Amal Halabi, Fusanori Nishimura, Terukazu Sanui, Stella Chaushu, Iain Chapple and Mario Aimetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Immunology and PLoS Pathogens.

In The Last Decade

David Polak

58 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Primary prevention of periodontitis: managing gingivitis

2015 484 citations Lior Shapira, David Polak et al. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Polak Israel	20	1.2k	317	313	276	207	60	1.8k
Ricardo Guimarães Fischer Brazil	29	1.4k 1.2×	239 0.8×	397 1.3×	397 1.4×	200 1.0×	94	2.2k
Frank Abbas Netherlands	19	1.5k 1.3×	302 1.0×	404 1.3×	357 1.3×	99 0.5×	29	2.1k
Roger M. Arce United States	25	1.0k 0.9×	302 1.0×	426 1.4×	250 0.9×	270 1.3×	53	1.7k
Barbara Noack Germany	19	1.4k 1.2×	259 0.8×	510 1.6×	214 0.8×	182 0.9×	39	1.8k
Holger Jentsch Germany	24	1.1k 0.9×	252 0.8×	266 0.8×	329 1.2×	61 0.3×	63	1.7k
Takao Hirofuji Japan	27	994 0.8×	418 1.3×	231 0.7×	217 0.8×	258 1.2×	77	1.9k
Violet I. Haraszthy United States	18	1.5k 1.3×	277 0.9×	682 2.2×	434 1.6×	168 0.8×	38	2.0k
Flavia Teles United States	24	1.4k 1.2×	317 1.0×	361 1.2×	496 1.8×	107 0.5×	55	1.9k
Panagiota G. Stathopoulou United States	16	1.9k 1.6×	507 1.6×	463 1.5×	327 1.2×	459 2.2×	21	2.7k
Luciana M. Shaddox United States	21	993 0.8×	163 0.5×	329 1.1×	207 0.8×	134 0.6×	66	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Polak

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Davidovich, Esti, et al.. (2024). Is there an association between salivary immune and microbial profile with dental health in systematically healthy children?. Clinical Oral Investigations. 28(10). 564–564. 2 indexed citations

Cohen, Adir, et al.. (2024). Adsorption and release pattern of recombinant human bone morphogenic protein 2 onto different bone grafts and its consequent osteoblasts` activation and neutrophils` priming. Archives of Oral Biology. 170. 106123–106123. 1 indexed citations

Polak, David, et al.. (2023). Macrophages polarize to the pro‐inflammatory phenotype and delay neutrophil efferocytosis to augmentAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitanceJP2 clearance. Journal of Periodontal Research. 58(5). 997–1005. 2 indexed citations

Polak, David, et al.. (2023). Orthodontic tooth movement through regenerative sites: A 25-year systematic review. Seminars in Orthodontics. 30(2). 150–161.

Sculean, Anton, et al.. (2023). Mechanical force application and inflammation induce osteoclastogenesis by independent pathways. Clinical Oral Investigations. 27(10). 5853–5863. 2 indexed citations

Klein, Yehuda L., et al.. (2023). Neutrophils modulate natural killer-mediated osteoclastogenesis during Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (JP2 clone) infection. iScience. 26(8). 106430–106430. 2 indexed citations

Polak, David, et al.. (2023). Resolvin D1 improves allograft osteointegration and directly enhances osteoblasts differentiation. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1086930–1086930. 6 indexed citations

Shapira, Lior, et al.. (2022). Tranexamic acid integrated into platelet-rich fibrin produces a robust and resilient antihemorrhagic biological agent: a human cohort study. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 134(4). 449–456. 3 indexed citations

Davidovich, Esti, et al.. (2021). Dental, oral pH, orthodontic and salivary values in children with obstructive sleep apnea. Clinical Oral Investigations. 26(3). 2503–2511. 9 indexed citations

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Polak, David, et al.. (2020). Salivary Cytokines in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome versus Healthy Children: A Comparative Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(9). 2691–2691. 5 indexed citations

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Meirow, Yaron, et al.. (2020). Bovine Bone Promotes Osseous Protection via Osteoclast Activation. Journal of Dental Research. 99(7). 820–829. 6 indexed citations

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Polak, David, et al.. (2020). Immunorthodontics: in vivo gene expression of orthodontic tooth movement. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8172–8172. 47 indexed citations

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Polak, David, et al.. (2019). High-resolution novel method for tracking bacteria in a multi-species biofilm. Archives of Microbiology. 201(2). 259–266. 6 indexed citations

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Cohen, Adir, et al.. (2019). Indirect Bactericidal Properties of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 In Vitro. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 77(8). 1611–1616. 6 indexed citations

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Chackartchi, Tali, et al.. (2017). Dental treatment in the era of new anti-thrombotic agents. International Dental Journal. 68(3). 131–137. 3 indexed citations

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Chaushu, Stella, Asaf Wilensky, Chamutal Gur, et al.. (2012). Direct Recognition of Fusobacterium nucleatum by the NK Cell Natural Cytotoxicity Receptor NKp46 Aggravates Periodontal Disease. PLoS Pathogens. 8(3). e1002601–e1002601. 109 indexed citations

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Polak, David, Asaf Wilensky, Lior Shapira, Ervin I. Weiss, & Yael Houri‐Haddad. (2010). Vaccination of mice with Porphyromonas gingivalis or Fusobacterium nucleatum modulates the inflammatory response, but fails to prevent experimental periodontitis^*. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 37(9). 812–817. 22 indexed citations

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Polak, David, Asaf Wilensky, Lior Shapira, et al.. (2009). Mouse model of experimental periodontitis induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis/Fusobacterium nucleatum infection: bone loss and host response. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 36(5). 406–410. 188 indexed citations

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Polak, David, et al.. (1992). [Epidemiologic characteristics of human parvovirus B19. Report of an epidemic of erythema infectiosum in the area of Belgrade].. PubMed. 120(5-6). 171–4. 2 indexed citations

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Tennant, Bud C., Stephen G. Dill, Lawrence T. Glickman, et al.. (1981). Acute Hemolytic Anemia, Methemoglobinemia, and Heinz Body Formation Associated with Ingestion of Red Maple Leaves by Horses. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 179(2). 143–150. 20 indexed citations

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