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 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (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 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (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, Kaumudi Joshipura, Jerome Haber, 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

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

What are hit papers?

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, Robert L. Mandell 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 →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
Ralph Kent	9.5k	3.2k	3.0k	2.0k	1.7k	110	13.1k
A. C. R. Tanner	8.7k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	115	12.0k
Gary C. Armitage	9.1k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	72	12.2k
A.J. van Winkelhoff	7.4k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	936 0.6×	196	10.3k
Walter J. Loesche	12.2k 1.3×	4.3k 1.3×	3.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.6×	186	17.5k
David Herrera	9.5k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	3.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	205	13.0k
Anne D. Haffajee	8.4k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	72	10.0k
A. D. Haffajee	15.2k 1.6×	5.8k 1.8×	4.4k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	111	17.5k
Søren Jepsen	10.4k 1.1×	4.2k 1.3×	6.2k 2.1×	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	334	20.2k
Gunnar Dahlén	9.1k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	6.7k 2.3×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	262	14.2k
Jukka H. Meurman	6.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	332	12.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Kent

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ralph Kent's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ralph Kent with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ralph Kent more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Kent

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ralph Kent. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ralph Kent. The network helps show where Ralph Kent may publish in the future.

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.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Teles, Ricardo, Dimitra Sakellari, Antonis Konstantinidis, et al.. (2010). Relationships Among Gingival Crevicular Fluid Biomarkers, Clinical Parameters of Periodontal Disease, and the Subgingival Microbiota. Journal of Periodontology. 81(1). 89–98. 155 indexed citations

Sasaki, Hajime, Noriyuki Suzuki, Ralph Kent, et al.. (2008). T Cell Response Mediated by Myeloid Cell-Derived IL-12 Is Responsible for Porphyromonas gingivalis -Induced Periodontitis in IL-10-Deficient Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 180(9). 6193–6198. 51 indexed citations

Masoud, Mohamed I., et al.. (2008). Assessing skeletal maturity by using blood spot insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) testing. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 134(2). 209–216. 50 indexed citations

Tanner, A. C. R., et al.. (2007). Clinical characteristics and microbiota of progressing slight chronic periodontitis in adults. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 34(11). 917–930. 63 indexed citations

Opitz, Oliver G., Hideki Harada, Yasir Suliman, et al.. (2002). A mouse model of human oral-esophageal cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(6). 761–769. 87 indexed citations

Kohno, Yohko, Vipul Patel, Takanori Tsuji, et al.. (2002). Apoptosis, proliferation and p12doc-1 profiles in normal, dysplastic and malignant squamous epithelium of the Syrian hamster cheek pouch model. Oral Oncology. 38(3). 274–280. 36 indexed citations

Tanner, A. C. R., Peter Milgrom, Ralph Kent, et al.. (2002). Similarity of the oral microbiota of pre‐school children with that of their caregivers in a population‐based study. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 17(6). 379–387. 48 indexed citations

Opitz, Oliver G., Hideki Harada, Yasir Suliman, et al.. (2002). A mouse model of human oral-esophageal cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(6). 761–769. 94 indexed citations

Haffajee, Anne D., et al.. (2000). Effect of the interleukin‐1 genotype on monocyte IL‐1β expression in subjects with adult periodontitis. Journal of Periodontal Research. 35(3). 172–177. 61 indexed citations

10.

Maiden, M. F. J., et al.. (1998). Subgingival temperature and microbiota in initial periodontitis. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 25(10). 786–793. 12 indexed citations

11.

Tanner, A. C. R., et al.. (1998). Rapid chair‐side DNA probe assay of Bacteroides forsythus and Porphyromonas gingivalis. Journal of Periodontal Research. 33(2). 105–117. 32 indexed citations

12.

Haffajee, A. D., S. S. Socransky, Serge Dibart, & Ralph Kent. (1996). Response to periodontal therapy in patients with high or low levels of P. gingivalis, P. intermedia, R nigrescens and B. forsythus. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 23(4). 336–345. 39 indexed citations

13.

Smith, Daniel J., J. van Houte, Ralph Kent, & Martin A. Taubman. (1994). Effect of antibody in gingival crevicular fluid on early colonization of exposed root surfaces by mutans streptococci. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 9(2). 65–69. 12 indexed citations

14.

Haber, Jerome & Ralph Kent. (1992). Cigarette Smoking in a Periodontal Practice. Journal of Periodontology. 63(2). 100–106. 186 indexed citations

15.

Mandell, Robert L., et al.. (1992). Microbiology of Healthy and Diseased Periodontal Sites in Poorly Controlled Insulin Dependent Diabetics. Journal of Periodontology. 63(4). 274–279. 54 indexed citations

16.

Haffajee, A. D., S. S. Socransky, Jan Lindhe, et al.. (1991). Clinical risk indicators for periodontal attachment loss. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 18(2). 117–125. 196 indexed citations

17.

Goodson, J. Max, M Cugini, Ralph Kent, et al.. (1991). Multicenter evaluation of tetracycline fiber therapy: II. Clinical response. Journal of Periodontal Research. 26(4). 371–379. 151 indexed citations

18.

Goodson, J. Max, M Cugini, Ralph Kent, et al.. (1991). Multicenter evaluation of tetracycline fiber therapy: I. Experimental design, methods, and baseline data. Journal of Periodontal Research. 26(4). 361–370. 61 indexed citations

19.

Taubman, Martin A., et al.. (1990). Dental caries in congenitally athymic rats. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 5(6). 309–314. 28 indexed citations

20.

Masoud, Ibrahim, Frederic Shapiro, Ralph Kent, & Alan C. Moses. (1986). A longitudinal study of the growth of the New Zealand white rabbit: Cumulative and biweekly incremental growth rates for body length, body weight, femoral length, and tibial length. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 4(2). 221–231. 155 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact