Stitaya SirisinhaSittichai KoontongkaewPrathip PhantumvanitRuchareka WittayawuttikulMahidol University. Faculty of Science. Department of MicrobiologyThammasat University. Faculty of Dentistry. Oral Biology UnitMahidol University. Faculty of Science. Center of Scientific Information Resources2019-09-182019-09-182019-09-192011Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry. Vol.2, No. 2 (2011), 72-80.https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/47787This communication analyzed research publications in dentistry in the Institute of Scientific Information Web of Science databases of 10 dental faculties in the Association of South‐East Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 2000 to 2009. The term used for the “all‐document types” search was “Faculty of Dentistry/College of Dentistry.” Abstracts presented at regional meetings were also included in the analysis. The Times Higher Education System QS World University Rankings showed that universities in the region fare poorly in world university rankings. Only the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University appeared in the top 100 in 2009; 19 universities in the region, including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, appeared in the top 500. Data from the databases showed that research publications by dental institutes in the region fall short of their Asian counterparts. Singapore and Thailand are the most active in dental research of the ASEAN countries.engMahidol UniversityAsian university rankingAssociation of South-East Asian NationsWeb of Science databaseDental researchResearch publicationInstitute of Scientific InformationReview ArticleJohn Wiley & SonsBlackwell Publishing Asia10.1111/j.2041-1626.2011.00048.x