Thomas B. Dodson

15.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
244 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

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Thomas B. Dodson is a scholar working on Oral Surgery, Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas B. Dodson has authored 244 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Oral Surgery, 68 papers in Surgery and 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Thomas B. Dodson's work include Dental Radiography and Imaging (77 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (28 papers) and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (28 papers). Thomas B. Dodson is often cited by papers focused on Dental Radiography and Imaging (77 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (28 papers) and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (28 papers). Thomas B. Dodson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Germany. Thomas B. Dodson's co-authors include Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Bhoomi Mehrotra, Srinivas M. Susarla, Tara Aghaloo, Leonard B. Kaban, Reginald Goodday, Felice O’Ryan, John E Fantasia, Leon A. Assael and Regina Landesberg and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Blood and Journal of Dental Research.

In The Last Decade

Thomas B. Dodson

238 papers receiving 10.5k 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.

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw—2014 Update

2014 2.0k citations Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Thomas B. Dodson et al. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery profile →
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws—2009 Update

2009 980 citations Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Thomas B. Dodson et al. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery profile →
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons’ Position Paper on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws—2022 Update

2022 536 citations Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Thomas B. Dodson et al. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas B. Dodson United States	51	4.6k	4.3k	3.4k	2.0k	1.6k	244	11.0k
Hugh Devlin United Kingdom	49	3.3k 0.7×	883 0.2×	1.8k 0.5×	3.0k 1.5×	311 0.2×	216	8.9k
Keith Horner United Kingdom	48	6.2k 1.3×	518 0.1×	1.6k 0.5×	548 0.3×	362 0.2×	191	7.5k
Eric R. Carlson United States	29	1.6k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	726 0.5×	147	5.6k
Alastair N. Goss Australia	38	760 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	994 0.3×	912 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	208	4.5k
Achim Heinecke Germany	51	920 0.2×	1.3k 0.3×	292 0.1×	2.2k 1.1×	517 0.3×	166	9.5k
Gianfranco Favia Italy	33	1.3k 0.3×	1.2k 0.3×	560 0.2×	924 0.5×	883 0.6×	209	4.2k
Michael Ehrenfeld Germany	39	576 0.1×	2.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	218	5.6k
Klaus‐Dietrich Wolff Germany	41	713 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	437 0.1×	3.0k 1.5×	267 0.2×	233	5.5k
Frank Hölzle Germany	36	1.3k 0.3×	608 0.1×	285 0.1×	3.0k 1.5×	214 0.1×	373	5.6k
César A. Migliorati United States	40	839 0.2×	4.3k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	686 0.3×	646 0.4×	134	8.2k

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Dodson, Thomas B., et al.. (2025). How Artificial Intelligence Differs From Humans in Peer Review. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 83(8). 1040–1050. 1 indexed citations

Ji, Yisi D., et al.. (2023). Research Literacy for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: Why Is It Important and How Can We Do Better?. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 81(10). 1191–1193. 2 indexed citations

Oda, Dolphine, et al.. (2022). Osteoblastoma and Osteoid Osteoma of the Mandible: Review of the Literature and Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2022(1). 7623855–7623855. 5 indexed citations

Ruggiero, Salvatore L., Thomas B. Dodson, Tara Aghaloo, et al.. (2022). American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons’ Position Paper on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws—2022 Update. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 80(5). 920–943. 536 indexed citations breakdown →

Morrow, Andrew, Thomas B. Dodson, Martin L. Gonzalez, Sung‐Kiang Chuang, & Melanie Lang. (2017). Do Postoperative Antibiotics Decrease the Frequency of Inflammatory Complications Following Third Molar Removal?. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 76(4). 700–708. 13 indexed citations

Susarla, Srinivas M., Edward W. Swanson, Joseph Lopez, Zachary S. Peacock, & Thomas B. Dodson. (2015). Does Self-Citation Influence Quantitative Measures of Research Productivity Among Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons?. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 73(10). 1981.e1–1981.e7. 19 indexed citations

Kinard, Brian E., Sung-Kiang Chuang, Meredith August, & Thomas B. Dodson. (2014). For Treatment of Odontogenic Keratocysts, Is Enucleation, When Compared to Decompression, a Less Complex Management Protocol?. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 73(4). 641–648. 14 indexed citations

Woo, Sook‐Bin, et al.. (2013). Ninety-One Osteoporosis Patients Affected with Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Case Series. Calcified Tissue International. 93(3). 241–248. 13 indexed citations

Peacock, Zachary S., Cory M. Resnick, Srinivas M. Susarla, et al.. (2012). Do Histologic Criteria Predict Biologic Behavior of Giant Cell Lesions?. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 70(11). 2573–2580. 17 indexed citations

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Dodson, Thomas B.. (2012). Surveillance as a Management Strategy for Retained Third Molars: Is It Desirable?. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 70(9). S20–S24. 15 indexed citations

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Perciaccante, Vincent J., et al.. (2010). Markers for Intimate Partner Violence in the Emergency Department Setting. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 68(6). 1219–1224. 21 indexed citations

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McDermott, Nancy E., et al.. (2006). Maxillary sinus augmentation as a risk factor for implant failure.. PubMed. 21(3). 366–74. 23 indexed citations

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Susarla, Srinivas M., et al.. (2005). A Comparison of Patient Satisfaction and Objective Assessment of Neurosensory Function After Trigeminal Nerve Repair. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 63(8). 1138–1144. 33 indexed citations

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Halpern, Leslie R., et al.. (2003). A comparison of 2 consultation and treatment strategies to manage impacted third molars. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 61(7). 779–784. 2 indexed citations

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Dodson, Thomas B., Robert A. Bays, & Michael C. Neuenschwander. (1997). Maxillary perfusion during Le Fort I osteotomy after ligation of the descending palatine artery. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 55(1). 51–55. 63 indexed citations

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Dodson, Thomas B., et al.. (1997). Percutaneous injuries during oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 55(6). 553–556. 24 indexed citations

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Dodson, Thomas B., et al.. (1997). Cranial bone graft to reconstruct the mandibular condyle in Macaca mulatta. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 55(3). 260–267. 6 indexed citations

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Pogrel, M. Anthony, et al.. (1995). A comparison of single-photon emission computed tomography and planar imaging for quantitative skeletal scintigraphy of the mandibular condyle. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology. 80(2). 226–231. 59 indexed citations

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Dodson, Thomas B., et al.. (1993). Prevalence of HIV infection in oral and maxillofacial surgery patients. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 76(3). 272–275. 8 indexed citations

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Dodson, Thomas B., et al.. (1993). Risk Factors for Infection Following Operative Treatment of Mandibular Fractures. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 91(1). 64–68. 74 indexed citations

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