๐ Dental Research in the Arab World โ Annual Report
Arab countries ranked by dental research published on PubMed, with growth over the last 7 years. Updated automatically every week.
Arab dental papers in 20254,210
Arab share of world output12.4%
Top country๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia
Fastest growth since 2019๐พ๐ช Yemen +454%
Dental papers per Arab country โ 2025
๐ต๐ธ Palestine
Palestine published 46 dental papers in 2025, ranking #11 in the Arab world, with 161 papers over 7 years.
Full table 2019โ2025
| # | Country | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | Growth | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | 747 | 984 | 1,236 | 1,262 | 1,174 | 1,474 | 1,519 | 8,396 | +103% | PubMed โ | |
| 2 | ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt | 258 | 327 | 426 | 513 | 609 | 754 | 925 | 3,812 | +259% | PubMed โ | |
| 3 | ๐ฆ๐ช UAE | 80 | 155 | 236 | 233 | 334 | 370 | 432 | 1,840 | +440% | PubMed โ | |
| 4 | ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan | 110 | 149 | 137 | 141 | 179 | 191 | 278 | 1,185 | +153% | PubMed โ | |
| 5 | ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq | 63 | 79 | 95 | 126 | 208 | 238 | 254 | 1,063 | +303% | PubMed โ | |
| 6 | ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | 28 | 36 | 54 | 105 | 103 | 119 | 137 | 582 | +389% | PubMed โ | |
| 7 | ๐พ๐ช Yemen | 24 | 31 | 43 | 65 | 67 | 80 | 133 | 443 | +454% | PubMed โ | |
| 8 | ๐ธ๐พ Syria | 29 | 28 | 56 | 73 | 93 | 106 | 132 | 517 | +355% | PubMed โ | |
| 9 | ๐ฑ๐ง Lebanon | 68 | 79 | 87 | 83 | 100 | 73 | 85 | 575 | +25% | PubMed โ | |
| 10 | ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | 35 | 39 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 378 | +80% | PubMed โ | |
| 11 | ๐ต๐ธ Palestine | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 161 | โ | PubMed โ | |
| 12 | ๐น๐ณ Tunisia | 19 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 35 | 48 | 43 | 227 | +126% | PubMed โ | |
| 13 | ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | 15 | 20 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 226 | +187% | PubMed โ | |
| 14 | ๐ฑ๐พ Libya | 10 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 37 | 39 | 164 | +290% | PubMed โ | |
| 15 | ๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan | 11 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 36 | 164 | +227% | PubMed โ | |
| 16 | ๐ด๐ฒ Oman | 4 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 117 | โ | PubMed โ | |
| 17 | ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 72 | โ | PubMed โ | |
| 18 | ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 42 | โ | PubMed โ | |
| 19 | ๐ฐ๐ฒ Comoros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | โ | PubMed โ | |
| 20 | ๐ธ๐ด Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | โ | PubMed โ | |
| 21 | ๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | โ | PubMed โ | |
| 22 | ๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | โ | PubMed โ | |
| Arab world | 1,519 | 2,021 | 2,580 | 2,818 | 3,134 | 3,692 | 4,210 | 19,974 | ||||
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๐ฌ Methodology
- Source: PubMed (US National Library of Medicine) via E-utilities, last updated: 2026-10-03.
- Topic query:
(dentistry[mh] OR dental[tiab] OR dentist*[tiab] OR orthodont*[tiab] OR periodont*[tiab] OR endodont*[tiab] OR "oral health"[tiab] OR "oral surgery"[tiab] OR caries[tiab]) - Country: present in any author affiliation ([ad]). Co-authored papers count for each country.
- Year: publication date ([dp]). The latest year may rise slightly as indexing completes.
- Growth is 2019 vs 2025 for countries with at least 10 papers in 2019.
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Frequently asked questions
Which Arab country publishes the most dental research?
According to PubMed data for 2025, Saudi Arabia leads with 1,519 papers.
What share of world dental research comes from Arab countries?
About 12.4% of dental papers indexed in PubMed in 2025.
How were the numbers calculated?
Automated PubMed counts of dental papers with at least one author affiliated with the country; see Methodology.
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