In:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 9, No. 2 ( 2021-02), p. e3439-
Abstract:
Hirsch-index (or h-index ) is a bibliometric measure calculated for researchers based on number of publications and their citations. This study examined the h-index of board-certified plastic surgeons in Saudi Arabia and the different factors that may influence it. Method: In this cross-sectional study, an electronic questionnaire was sent to 156 board-certified plastic surgeons practicing in Saudi Arabia. Using their names, we conducted an online search on Scopus, Semantic scholar, and Google scholar to calculate their h-index . Bivariate and multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine the relationship of those factors with the index. Results: A total of 84 surgeons participated in this study, of whom 83.3% were men. Our sample scored a mean index of 1.7 and published a mean of 5 articles. More publications and a higher academic rank predicted a higher h-index , ( β = 0.79, P 〈 0.001) and ( β = 0.14, P 0.017), respectively. On the other end of the spectrum, the country of residency training ( P 0.33), the year of training completion ( P 0.95), attaining fellowship training ( P 0.95), the number of fellowships ( P 0.20), interest in research ( P 0.74), working in an academic hospital ( P 0.44), or attaining a higher degree ( P 0.61) were not significant independent predictors of the index. Conclusions: More publications and a higher rank predicted increased academic productivity among the plastic surgeons in Saudi Arabia. Despite its limitations, h-index is a useful measure that can be considered in promotions and applications to prestigious plastic surgery centers in adjunct to other factors.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2169-7574
DOI:
10.1097/GOX.0000000000003439
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2723993-7
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