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This analysis investigated the most cited articles that are exclusively on the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) to help get an overview of the clinical research published to date. Articles were searched on the Scopus database with the terms \u2018oral submucous fibrosis\u2019 and \u2018randomized controlled trial\u2019 till March 2025. The Web of Science was used for citation cross-validation with Scopus. The number of citations, journals, authors, and country of origin were all reviewed. Co-occurrence analysis was carried out with the help of VOSviewer software. The data was collected from 2006 to 2024, with the maximum research papers published in 2015. A highest citation of 129 was recorded with a mean citation of 22 (standard deviation = 30.4627). 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This analysis shows a paucity of RCTs conducted within the field and will facilitate interpretation of the clinical data and assist researchers in conducting more clinical research in the field.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4103\/jomfp.jomfp_218_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,2]],"date-time":"2026-04-02T08:00:14Z","timestamp":1775116814000},"page":"22-29","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Bibliometric analysis of randomized controlled trials in oral submucous fibrosis"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Rajlakshmi","family":"Gaikwad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D. Y. 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