Ralph Kent

16.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
110 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Ralph Kent is a scholar working on Periodontics, Oral Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Kent has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Periodontics, 25 papers in Oral Surgery and 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ralph Kent's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (66 papers), Dental Health and Care Utilization (34 papers) and Dental Radiography and Imaging (19 papers). Ralph Kent is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (66 papers), Dental Health and Care Utilization (34 papers) and Dental Radiography and Imaging (19 papers). Ralph Kent collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Japan. Ralph Kent's co-authors include S. S. Socransky, A. D. Haffajee, M Cugini, Claire M. Smith, A. C. R. Tanner, J. van Houte, Jerome Haber, Kaumudi Joshipura, Floyd E. Dewhirst and Christopher Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Kent

110 papers receiving 12.2k citations

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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.

Microbial complexes in subgingival plaque

1998 3.9k citations S. S. Socransky, A. D. Haffajee et al. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology profile →
Evidence for Cigarette Smoking as a Major Risk Factor for Periodontitis

1993 492 citations Jerome Haber, Ralph Kent et al. Journal of Periodontology profile →
Comparisons of Subgingival Microbial Profiles of Refractory Periodontitis, Severe Periodontitis, and Periodontal Health Using the Human Oral Microbe Identification Microarray

2009 461 citations J. Max Goodson, Ralph Kent et al. Journal of Periodontology profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Kent

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Kent

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralph Kent. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralph Kent based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ralph Kent. Ralph Kent is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Relationships Among Gingival Crevicular Fluid Biomarkers, Clinical Parameters of Periodontal Disease, and the Subgingival Microbiota 2010 ·Journal of Periodontology ·Ricardo Teles, Dimitra Sakellari, (unknown), Antonis Konstantinidis, Ralph Kent, S. S. Socransky, Anne D. Haffajee	155
2	Clonal Analysis of the Microbiota of Severe Early Childhood Caries 2010 ·Caries Research ·E. Kanasi, Floyd E. Dewhirst, Natalia I. Chalmers, Ralph Kent, (unknown), Christopher V. Hughes, N. Pradhan, Cheen Y. Loo, A. C. R. Tanner	181
3	T Cell Response Mediated by Myeloid Cell-Derived IL-12 Is Responsible for Porphyromonas gingivalis -Induced Periodontitis in IL-10-Deficient Mice 2008 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Hajime Sasaki, Noriyuki Suzuki, Ralph Kent, Nobuyuki Kawashima, Junji Takeda, Philip Stashenko	51
4	Assessing skeletal maturity by using blood spot insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) testing 2008 ·American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics ·Mohamed I. Masoud, Ibrahim Masoud, Ralph Kent, (unknown), Laurie E. Cohen	50
5	Inhibition of tooth movement by osteoprotegerin vs. pamidronate under conditions of constant orthodontic force 2007 ·European Journal Of Oral Sciences ·Ahmet Keleş, (unknown), (unknown), Eleni Gagari, (unknown), M. Ali Darendeliler, Ralph Müller, Ralph Kent, Philip Stashenko	45
6	Photodynamic inactivation of Enterococcus faecalis in dental root canals in vitro 2007 ·Lasers in Surgery and Medicine ·Federico Foschi, Carla Raquel Fontana, Karriann Ruggiero, Reza Riahi, Antonio Vera, Apostolos G. Doukas, Tom C Pagonis, Ralph Kent, Philip P. Stashenko, Nikolaos S. Soukos	120
7	Clinical and Other Risk Indicators for Early Periodontitis in Adults 2005 ·Journal of Periodontology ·A. C. R. Tanner, Ralph Kent, Thomas E. Van Dyke, (unknown), (unknown)	63
8	A mouse model of human oral-esophageal cancer 2002 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Oliver G. Opitz, Hideki Harada, Yasir Suliman, Ben Rhoades, Norman E. Sharpless, Ralph Kent, Levy Kopelovich, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Anil K. Rustgi	87
9	Apoptosis, proliferation and p12doc-1 profiles in normal, dysplastic and malignant squamous epithelium of the Syrian hamster cheek pouch model 2002 ·Oral Oncology ·Yohko Kohno, Vipul Patel, (unknown), Takanori Tsuji, (unknown), Moyi Sun, R. Bruce Donoff, Ralph Kent, David T. Wong, Randy Todd	36
10	Oral cancer in vivo gene expression profiling assisted by laser capture microdissection and microarray analysis 2001 ·Oncogene ·Ilias Alevizos, Mamatha Mahadevappa, Xue Zhang, Hiroe Ohyama, Yohko Kohno, Marshall R. Posner, George Gallagher, Mark A. Varvares, Donald M. Cohen, Dae Jung Kim, Ralph Kent, R. Bruce Donoff, Randy Todd, (unknown), Janet A. Warrington, David T. Wong	193
11	Effect of the interleukin‐1 genotype on monocyte IL‐1β expression in subjects with adult periodontitis 2000 ·Journal of Periodontal Research ·(unknown), Anne D. Haffajee, S. S. Socransky, Ralph Kent, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Newman, Philip Stashenko	61
12	Cyclin D1 overexpression combined with N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine increases dysplasia and cellular proliferation in murine esophageal squamous epithelium 1999 ·Oncogene ·Timothy D. Jenkins, (unknown), Robert D. Odze, Aliakbar Shahsafaei, Lawrence Zukerberg, Ralph Kent, Gary D. Stoner, Anil K. Rustgi	27
13	Subgingival temperature and microbiota in initial periodontitis 1998 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·M. F. J. Maiden, A. C. R. Tanner, P Macúch, (unknown), Ralph Kent	12
14	The effect of SRP on the clinical and microbiological parameters of periodontal diseases 1997 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·A. D. Haffajee, M Cugini, Serge Dibart, Christopher Smith, Ralph Kent, S. S. Socransky	408
15	Medical Claims Profiles of Subjects with Temporomandibular Joint Disorders 1997 ·CRANIO® ·Daniel G. Shimshak, Ralph Kent, (unknown)	20
16	Factors associated with different responses to periodontal therapy 1995 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·A. D. Haffajee, Serge Dibart, Ralph Kent, S. S. Socransky	37
17	Cigarette Smoking in a Periodontal Practice 1992 ·Journal of Periodontology ·Jerome Haber, Ralph Kent	186
18	Multicenter evaluation of tetracycline fiber therapy: I. Experimental design, methods, and baseline data 1991 ·Journal of Periodontal Research ·J. Max Goodson, M Cugini, Ralph Kent, Gary C. Armitage, Charles M. Cobb, Daniel H. Fine, Michael Fritz, (unknown), (unknown), William J. Killoy, Carlos Alberto Mendieta Pino, Richard Niederman, Steven Offenbacher, Edward J. Taggart, Maurizio S. Tonetti	61
19	Clinical risk indicators for periodontal attachment loss 1991 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·A. D. Haffajee, S. S. Socransky, Jan Lindhe, Ralph Kent, Hiroshi Okamoto, Tohru Yoneyama	196
20	Dental caries in congenitally athymic rats 1990 ·Oral Microbiology and Immunology ·(unknown), Martin A. Taubman, (unknown), Daniel J. Smith, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, Ralph Kent	28

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