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Journal of Dental Research Achieves Highest Impact Factor™ in its History

Alexandria, VA, USA, June 29, 2022 – The International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research announced that the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) 2-Year Journal Impact Factor™ rose to 8.924, the highest in the journal’s history. JDR now ranks #3 of 92 journals in the “Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine” category, and the JDR 5-year Journal Impact Factor™ is over 8 for the first time at a score of 8.463.

The JDR also ranks #1 of 92 journals in total citations, with a total of 27,593 in 2021, and #1 in Eigenfactor with a score of 0.01570. This news comes from the 2022 Journal Citation Reports™ (Clarivate™, 2022).

The 2-year Journal Impact Factor™ is defined as citations to the journal in the Journal Citation Reports™ year to items published in the previous two years, divided by the total number of scholarly items, also known as citable items, including articles and reviews published in the journal in the previous two years.

Beginning with the 2020 Impact Factor, Clarivate has introduced Early Access content in Journal Citation Reports to more accurately reflect the dynamic citation environment of rapid online publication. 

About the Journal of Dental Research
The IADR/AADOCR Journal of Dental Research (JDR) is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge in all sciences relevant to dentistry and the oral cavity and associated structures in health and disease. The JDR Editor-in-Chief is Nicholas Jakubovics, Newcastle University, England. Follow the JDR on Twitter at @JDentRes!

About the International Association for Dental Research
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) is a nonprofit organization with over 10,000 individual members worldwide, with a mission to drive dental, oral and craniofacial research for health and well-being worldwide. 

About the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research 
The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) is a nonprofit organization with over 3,000 members in the United States with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research to advance health and well-being. AADOCR is the largest division of the IADR.