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Status
Active
Coverage
1973–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.4
SJR · SCImago
0.137
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
41
Best quartile
Q4 · 11th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry (all) | 125 / 140 | 11th | Q4 |
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Dental Update
Dental Update is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.4). Published by George Warman Publications.
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ISSN 0305-5000Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: George Warman Publications
Scopus · Q4
0.4
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
1
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Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Dental Update indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1973–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.4.
What quartile is Dental Update in Scopus?
Dental Update is Q4 in Dentistry (all) (rank 125 of 140), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Dental Update?
Dental Update is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4, quartile Q4, 11th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.137, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 41.
Who publishes Dental Update and what is its ISSN?
Dental Update is published by George Warman Publications. Its ISSN is 0305-5000.
Is Dental Update in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Dental Update open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Dental Update? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Dental Update has an h-index of 54 and a 2-year mean of 0.93 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #79 of 140 Scopus journals in Dentistry (all).
54
h-index
0.93
2-yr mean citations
641
i10-index
3,682
works indexed
21,471
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#79 of 140 Bottom 44% Dentistry (all)
Dental Update published 125 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 188. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Dental Update? — latest 83 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 83 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (63.7%), United States (10.2%) and Russia (6.6%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Dental Update? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration63.7% of recent authorship from United Kingdom
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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