Thuan Dao

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Thuan Dao is a scholar working on Oral Surgery, General Health Professions and Complementary and Manual Therapy. According to data from OpenAlex, Thuan Dao has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Oral Surgery, 5 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Complementary and Manual Therapy. Recurrent topics in Thuan Dao's work include Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (9 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (7 papers) and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (5 papers). Thuan Dao is often cited by papers focused on Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (9 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (7 papers) and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (5 papers). Thuan Dao collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Thuan Dao's co-authors include Shimon Friedman, Gilles Lavigne, Sarah Abitbol, James P. Lund, Bettina Basrani, Anil Kishen, Anne Charbonneau, Frank Paqué, Alain Woda and Christelle Grémeau-Richard and has published in prestigious journals such as Pain, Journal of Endodontics and The Journal of the American Dental Association.

In The Last Decade

Thuan Dao

24 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Treatment Outcome in Endodontics: The Toronto Study—Phase... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Treatment Outcome in Endodontics: The Toronto Study—Phase 4: Initial Treatment
    2007 445 citations Thuan Dao, Bettina Basrani et al. Journal of Endodontics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thuan Dao Canada 18 1.2k 406 320 300 192 25 2.1k
Alan Law United States 20 832 0.7× 132 0.3× 116 0.4× 261 0.9× 52 0.3× 36 1.1k
Åke Tegelberg Sweden 28 200 0.2× 163 0.4× 465 1.5× 1.3k 4.4× 138 0.7× 74 2.2k
Margareta Ahlqwist Sweden 25 906 0.7× 190 0.5× 141 0.4× 131 0.4× 96 0.5× 39 1.7k
Nikolaos Nikitas Giannakopoulos Germany 21 182 0.1× 203 0.5× 495 1.5× 183 0.6× 39 0.2× 62 1.0k
Hamilton Hall Canada 27 90 0.1× 191 0.5× 252 0.8× 66 0.2× 138 0.7× 93 2.7k
Miriam Grushka Canada 23 196 0.2× 61 0.2× 268 0.8× 1.5k 5.1× 48 0.3× 50 2.3k
Noshir R. Mehta United States 18 133 0.1× 177 0.4× 453 1.4× 243 0.8× 17 0.1× 47 962
Inaê Caroline Gadotti United States 18 33 0.0× 94 0.2× 350 1.1× 180 0.6× 83 0.4× 35 1.5k
Kimberly Swanson United States 11 510 0.4× 198 0.5× 11 0.0× 87 0.3× 42 0.2× 21 1.2k
Amitha Hegde India 24 516 0.4× 304 0.7× 25 0.1× 203 0.7× 34 0.2× 130 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thuan Dao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thuan Dao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thuan Dao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thuan Dao 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 Thuan Dao. Thuan Dao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Murphy, Laura, Leila Lax, Sylvia Langlois, et al.. (2018). Mapping of pain curricula across health professions programs at the University of Toronto. Canadian Journal of Pain. 2(1). 182–190. 4 indexed citations
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Azarpazhooh, Amir, Thuan Dao, Wendy J. Ungar, et al.. (2016). Patients' Values Related to Treatment Options for Teeth with Apical Periodontitis. Journal of Endodontics. 42(3). 365–370. 24 indexed citations
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Verdelis, Konstantinos, et al.. (2016). Impacts of Contracted Endodontic Cavities on Instrumentation Efficacy and Biomechanical Responses in Maxillary Molars. Journal of Endodontics. 42(12). 1779–1783. 128 indexed citations
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Azarpazhooh, Amir, Thuan Dao, Wendy J. Ungar, et al.. (2014). Clinical Decision Making for a Tooth with Apical Periodontitis: The Patients' Preferred Level of Participation. Journal of Endodontics. 40(6). 784–789. 23 indexed citations
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Dao, Thuan & Ioannis Skaribas. (2014). A Survey among Texas Pain Society Physicians Regarding the Types and Dosages of Steroids Utilized Clinically in Epidural Steroid Injectates. Open Journal of Anesthesiology. 4(11). 291–299. 1 indexed citations
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Azarpazhooh, Amir, Thuan Dao, Rafael Figueiredo, Murray Krahn, & Shimon Friedman. (2013). A Survey of Dentists' Preferences for the Treatment of Teeth with Apical Periodontitis. Journal of Endodontics. 39(10). 1226–1233. 27 indexed citations
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Azarpazhooh, Amir, Thuan Dao, Rafael Figueiredo, Murray Krahn, & Shimon Friedman. (2013). A Survey of Patients' Preferences for the Treatment of Teeth with Apical Periodontitis. Journal of Endodontics. 39(12). 1534–1541. 26 indexed citations
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Dao, Thuan. (2012). Sex differences in pain. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 143(7). 764–765. 6 indexed citations
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Woda, Alain, Thuan Dao, & Christelle Grémeau-Richard. (2009). Steroid dysregulation and stomatodynia (burning mouth syndrome). BDJ. 207(12). 573–573. 95 indexed citations
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Dao, Thuan, et al.. (2007). Treatment Outcome in Endodontics: The Toronto Study—Phase 4: Initial Treatment. Journal of Endodontics. 34(3). 258–263. 445 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dao, Thuan, et al.. (2007). Treatment Outcome in Endodontics: The Toronto Study—Phases 3 and 4: Orthograde Retreatment. Journal of Endodontics. 34(2). 131–137. 131 indexed citations
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Dao, Thuan, et al.. (2006). Treatment Outcome in Endodontics: The Toronto Study. Phase III: Initial Treatment. Journal of Endodontics. 32(4). 299–306. 129 indexed citations
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Watt‐Watson, Judy, Judith Hunter, Peter Pennefather, et al.. (2004). An integrated undergraduate pain curriculum, based on IASP curricula, for six Health Science Faculties. Pain. 110(1). 140–148. 147 indexed citations
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Dao, Thuan & Linda LeResche. (2000). Focus Article:: Gender Differences in Pain. Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache. 14(3). 169–184.
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Feine, J.S., Gilles Lavigne, Thuan Dao, Chantal Morin, & James P. Lund. (1998). Memories of chronic pain and perceptions of relief. Pain. 77(2). 137–141. 122 indexed citations
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Dao, Thuan, W. J. Reynolds, & Howard C. Tenenbaum. (1997). Comorbidity between myofascial pain of the masticatory muscles and fibromyalgia.. PubMed. 11(3). 232–41. 53 indexed citations
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Dao, Thuan, James P. Lund, G Rémillard, & Gilles Lavigne. (1995). Is myofascial pain of the temporal muscles relieved by oral sumatriptan? A cross-over pilot study. Pain. 62(2). 241–244. 29 indexed citations
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Dao, Thuan, James P. Lund, & Gilles Lavigne. (1994). Comparison of pain and quality of life in bruxers and patients with myofascial pain of the masticatory muscles.. PubMed. 8(4). 350–6. 109 indexed citations

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