The work has been published in the journal Medicina Oral Patologia Oral Y Cirugia Bucal due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2016, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Dentistry (Miscellaneous). Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 2.58, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-01, the following number of citations:

• WoS: 10
• Scopus: 10
• Europe PMC: 8
• OpenCitations: 6

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-01:

• The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 67 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

• The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Oman.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (de-Pedro-Herraez, Miguel) and Last Author (de-la-Hoz-Aizpurua, Jose-Luis).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been de-Pedro-Herraez, Miguel.