Gunnar Bergenholtz

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Gunnar Bergenholtz is a scholar working on Oral Surgery, Periodontics and Orthodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gunnar Bergenholtz has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Oral Surgery, 29 papers in Periodontics and 21 papers in Orthodontics. Recurrent topics in Gunnar Bergenholtz's work include Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (64 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (27 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (23 papers). Gunnar Bergenholtz is often cited by papers focused on Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (64 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (27 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (23 papers). Gunnar Bergenholtz collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Singapore. Gunnar Bergenholtz's co-authors include Charles F. Cox, Mats Jontell, Gunnel Svensäter, Gunnar Dahlén, S. A. Syed, Luis E. Chávez de Paz, U. Dahlgren, Jan Lindhe, Walter J. Loesche and Domenico Ricucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Dental Research, Journal Of Clinical Periodontology and Journal of Periodontology.

In The Last Decade

Gunnar Bergenholtz

99 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Bacterial leakage around dental restorations: its effect ... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Bacterial leakage around dental restorations: its effect on the dental pulp
    1982 373 citations Gunnar Bergenholtz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gunnar Bergenholtz Sweden 44 4.5k 2.1k 1.4k 615 392 100 5.8k
Léa Assed Bezerra da Silva Brazil 45 4.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 713 1.2× 713 1.8× 310 6.5k
Harold R. Stanley United States 37 4.4k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 612 1.0× 552 1.4× 117 6.0k
Paulo Nelson‐Filho Brazil 33 2.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 507 0.8× 580 1.5× 289 4.0k
Prashant Nair Switzerland 27 4.3k 1.0× 923 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 288 0.5× 409 1.0× 67 5.3k
U. Sjögren Sweden 22 6.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 494 0.8× 230 0.6× 64 7.2k
Ashraf Fouad United States 45 3.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 1.4k 2.2× 518 1.3× 119 6.2k
Matthias Zehnder Switzerland 49 7.0k 1.6× 3.6k 1.8× 1.3k 0.9× 660 1.1× 260 0.7× 154 8.7k
Kee‐Yeon Kum South Korea 37 2.5k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 664 0.5× 339 0.6× 452 1.2× 144 3.5k
James D. Kettering United States 27 2.7k 0.6× 949 0.5× 441 0.3× 324 0.5× 122 0.3× 70 3.6k
Domenico Ricucci Brazil 41 5.2k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 832 1.4× 343 0.9× 76 5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gunnar Bergenholtz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bergenholtz, Gunnar. (2016). Assessment of treatment failure in endodontic therapy. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 43(10). 753–758. 43 indexed citations
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Tan, Kai Soo, Victoria Soo Hoon Yu, Samantha Yiling Quah, & Gunnar Bergenholtz. (2015). Rapid Method for the Detection of Root Canal Bacteria in Endodontic Therapy. Journal of Endodontics. 41(4). 447–450. 21 indexed citations
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Bergenholtz, Gunnar & Thomas Kvist. (2014). Evidence‐based endodontics. Endodontic Topics. 31(1). 3–18. 17 indexed citations
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Bergenholtz, Gunnar, Susanna Axelsson, Thomas Davidson, et al.. (2013). Treatment of pulps in teeth affected by deep caries – A systematic review of the literature. PubMed. 34(1). 1–12. 44 indexed citations
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Reit, Claes, Gunnar Bergenholtz, Daniel J. Caplan, & Anders Molander. (2007). The effect of educational intervention on the adoption of nickel–titanium rotary instrumentation in a Public Dental Service. International Endodontic Journal. 40(4). 268–274. 28 indexed citations
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Gesi, Andrea, Magnus Hakeberg, Johan Warfvinge, & Gunnar Bergenholtz. (2006). Incidence of periapical lesions and clinical symptoms after pulpectomy—A clinical and radiographic evaluation of 1- versus 2-session treatment. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology. 101(3). 379–388. 49 indexed citations
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Paz, Luis E. Chávez de, Gunnel Svensäter, Gunnar Dahlén, & Gunnar Bergenholtz. (2005). Streptococci from root canals in teeth with apical periodontitis receiving endodontic treatment. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology. 100(2). 232–241. 62 indexed citations
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Svensäter, Gunnel & Gunnar Bergenholtz. (2004). Biofilms in endodontic infections. Endodontic Topics. 9(1). 27–36. 164 indexed citations
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Ricucci, Domenico & Gunnar Bergenholtz. (2003). Bacterial status in root‐filled teeth exposed to the oral environment by loss of restoration and fracture or caries – a histobacteriological study of treated cases. International Endodontic Journal. 36(11). 787–802. 114 indexed citations
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Bergenholtz, Gunnar. (2002). Biography. Endodontic Topics. 1(1). 106–106. 1 indexed citations
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Wennström, Jan L., et al.. (2000). Root‐dentin sensitivity following non‐surgical periodontal treatment. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 27(9). 690–697. 70 indexed citations
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Ricucci, Domenico, Kerstin Gröndahl, & Gunnar Bergenholtz. (2000). Periapical status of root-filled teeth exposed to the oral environment by loss of restoration or caries. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology. 90(3). 354–359. 71 indexed citations
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Robertson, Agneta, et al.. (1998). Pulp reactions to restoration of experimentally induced crown fractures. Journal of Dentistry. 26(5-6). 409–416. 15 indexed citations
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Miyashita, Hiroshi, et al.. (1998). Impact of Endodontic Conditions on Marginal Bone Loss. Journal of Periodontology. 69(2). 158–164. 13 indexed citations
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Berggren, Ulf, et al.. (1997). Representation of verbal pain descriptors on a visual analogue scale by dental patients and dental students. European Journal Of Oral Sciences. 105(3). 207–212. 21 indexed citations
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Bergenholtz, Gunnar, et al.. (1993). Inhibition of serum albumin flux across exposed dentine following conditioning with GLUMA primer, glutaraldehyde or potassium oxalates. Journal of Dentistry. 21(4). 220–227. 43 indexed citations
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Ignelzi, Michael A., et al.. (1990). Intracoronal radiolucencies within unerupted teeth. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 70(2). 214–220. 26 indexed citations
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Bergenholtz, Gunnar. (1990). Pathogenic mechanisms in pulpal disease. Journal of Endodontics. 16(2). 98–101. 106 indexed citations
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Bergenholtz, Gunnar, Ulf Lekholm, B. Liljenberg, & Jan Lindhe. (1983). Morphometric analysis of chronic inflammatory periapical lesions in root-filled teeth. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 55(3). 295–301. 43 indexed citations
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Nyman, Sture, Thorkild Karring, & Gunnar Bergenholtz. (1982). Bone regeneration in alveolar bone dehiscences produced by jiggling forces. Journal of Periodontal Research. 17(3). 316–322. 37 indexed citations

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