Rafael Yagüe Ballester

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Rafael Yagüe Ballester is a scholar working on Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Yagüe Ballester has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Orthodontics, 33 papers in Oral Surgery and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rafael Yagüe Ballester's work include Dental materials and restorations (43 papers), Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (21 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (17 papers). Rafael Yagüe Ballester is often cited by papers focused on Dental materials and restorations (43 papers), Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (21 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (17 papers). Rafael Yagüe Ballester collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Australia. Rafael Yagüe Ballester's co-authors include Roberto Ruggiero Braga, Jack L. Ferracane, Josete Barbosa Cruz Meira, Raúl González Lima, Carina B. Tanaka, Antônio Muench, Antheunis Versluis, Carmem S. Pfeifer, Flávia Pires Rodrigues and Roberto Martins de Souza and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Dental Research and Journal of Endodontics.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Yagüe Ballester

67 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Factors involved in the development of polymerization shrinkage stress in resin-composites: A systematic review

2005 529 citations Roberto Ruggiero Braga, Rafael Yagüe Ballester et al. Dental Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafael Yagüe Ballester Brazil	21	1.5k	972	415	149	138	72	1.7k
Letícia Cristina Cidreira Boaro Brazil	21	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	463 1.1×	185 1.2×	211 1.5×	62	1.9k
Robert L. Erickson United States	23	1.6k 1.1×	696 0.7×	603 1.5×	206 1.4×	112 0.8×	34	1.7k
Eduardo Moreira da Silva Brazil	24	1.5k 1.0×	773 0.8×	309 0.7×	148 1.0×	181 1.3×	103	1.7k
B.I. Suh United States	24	2.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	735 1.8×	236 1.6×	146 1.1×	41	2.3k
Flávia Gonçalves Brazil	23	1.4k 1.0×	818 0.8×	349 0.8×	221 1.5×	240 1.7×	56	1.8k
Karl‐Johan M. Söderholm United States	17	1.2k 0.8×	606 0.6×	426 1.0×	141 0.9×	101 0.7×	32	1.3k
Nádia da Rocha Svizero Brazil	14	1.4k 1.0×	821 0.8×	434 1.0×	104 0.7×	99 0.7×	28	1.6k
Juergen Manhart Germany	23	2.4k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	853 2.1×	92 0.6×	149 1.1×	35	2.6k
Adrian C. Shortall United Kingdom	18	949 0.7×	517 0.5×	264 0.6×	125 0.8×	137 1.0×	38	1.1k
Simon Flury Switzerland	21	1.3k 0.9×	733 0.8×	348 0.8×	67 0.4×	125 0.9×	41	1.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ballester, Rafael Yagüe, et al.. (2025). Should the load-to-fracture test for CAD/CAM monolithic molar crowns be standardized and how? A systematic review and finite element analysis. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 168. 106984–106984.

Ballester, Rafael Yagüe, et al.. (2023). Influencia del factor mecánico en la formación de lesiones cervicales no cariosas. 31(4). 35–50. 1 indexed citations

Cattaneo, Paolo M., et al.. (2022). Intrusion of overerupted periodontally compromised posterior teeth using orthodontic mini implants: A mechanobiological finite element study. Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research. 26(2). 239–247. 1 indexed citations

Ballester, Rafael Yagüe, et al.. (2022). Peri-implant bone resorption risk of anterior maxilla narrow single implants: a finite-element analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(1). 92–100. 4 indexed citations

Ballester, Rafael Yagüe, et al.. (2021). Can maxilla and mandible bone quality explain differences in orthodontic mini-implant failures?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 1–10. 2 indexed citations

Carvalho, Pedro Henrique de Azambuja, et al.. (2018). Biomechanical Evaluation of the Sheep Mandible as a Model for Studying Fixation Methods. International Journal of Morphology. 36(3). 926–930. 5 indexed citations

Meira, Josete Barbosa Cruz, et al.. (2018). A new way of evaluating the biomechanics of the mandible with freedom in three axes in space: Technical note. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine and Pathology. 30(5). 405–408. 3 indexed citations

Meira, Josete Barbosa Cruz, et al.. (2016). How mechanical stresses modulate enamel demineralization in non-carious cervical lesions?. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 66. 50–57. 18 indexed citations

Murai, Igor Hisashi, Hamilton Roschel, Rodrigo Cardoso de Oliveira, et al.. (2015). Exercise training, creatine supplementation, and bone health in ovariectomized rats. Osteoporosis International. 26(4). 1395–1404. 10 indexed citations

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Calheiros, Fernanda Calabró, et al.. (2013). Flexural properties of resin composites: Influence of specimen dimensions and storage conditions. Dental Materials Journal. 32(2). 228–232. 21 indexed citations

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Hara, Emilio Satoshi, et al.. (2012). A novel vibratory stimulation-based splint for chronic and untreatable masticatory myofascial pain: A case-series. Journal of Prosthodontic Research. 57(1). 62–66. 3 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Flávia Pires, Nick Silikas, David C. Watts, & Rafael Yagüe Ballester. (2011). Finite element analysis of bonded model Class I ‘restorations’ after shrinkage. Dental Materials. 28(2). 123–132. 28 indexed citations

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Meira, Josete Barbosa Cruz, Carina B. Tanaka, Tathy Aparecida Xavier, et al.. (2010). Can Fiber Posts Increase Root Stresses and Reduce Fracture?. Journal of Dental Research. 89(6). 587–591. 127 indexed citations

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Muench, Antônio, et al.. (2009). Effect of the C-factor and Dentin Preparation Method in the Bond Strength of a Mild Self-etch Adhesive. Operative Dentistry. 34(4). 452–459. 12 indexed citations

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Meira, Josete Barbosa Cruz, et al.. (2007). The suitability of different FEA models for studying root fractures caused by wedge effect. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 84A(2). 442–446. 5 indexed citations

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Meira, Josete Barbosa Cruz, et al.. (2005). Expansion of high flow mixtures of gypsum-bonded investments in contact with absorbent liners. Dental Materials. 21(6). 573–579. 3 indexed citations

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Loguércio, Alessandro Dourado, Alessandra Reis, M. Schroeder, et al.. (2004). Polymerization shrinkage: effects of boundary conditions and filling technique of resin composite restorations. Journal of Dentistry. 32(6). 459–470. 55 indexed citations

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Grande, Rosa Helena Miranda, et al.. (2003). Zinc sulfate addition to glass-ionomer-based cements: influence on physical and antibacterial properties, zinc and fluoride release. Dental Materials. 19(3). 212–217. 76 indexed citations

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Francci, Carlos Eduardo, et al.. (2001). Effect of different solvents on the 'mü'-tensile bond strength and micromorphology of a dentin bonding agent. Journal of Dental Research. 80. 194. 1 indexed citations

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Cesar, Paulo Francısco, et al.. (2001). Variables affecting the strength obtained by the microtensile test. Journal of Dental Research. 80. 104. 1 indexed citations

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