Professor About is associate editor of Clinical Oral Investigations and lead guest editor of Stem Cells International published in 2017. Imad About is president-elect of the Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group of the International association of Dental Research and councillor of the Continental European Division.

He is editorial board member of leading journals in the scientific and dental fields (Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Endodontics, Frontiers in Physiology, etc).

His research group is involved in investigating stem cells and surrounding environment in tissue regeneration and the effects of biomaterials on these events. Professor About is one of the main academic members involved in Biodentine development. He is actively working on developing new materials for dental tissues regeneration.

As a well-recognized expert in pulp stem cells and regeneration, Imad About is frequently invited as a speaker in the major conferences of his speciality. His research is published in 220 peer-reviewed papers, abstracts and book chapters.