Bibliometric Indices and Academic Promotion within Plastic Surgery

Gast, Katherine M.; Kuzon, William M.; Waljee, Jennifer F.

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“…20,23 Among oral and maxillofacial surgeons, similar thresholds for promotion were identified (associate professor ≥4, professor ≥8), likely representing similarity in promotional considerations between these two disciplines of academic dentistry. The results of our study are comparable to previous research [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] insofar as demonstrating that the h-index was associated with academic rank. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The difference in the magnitude of the thresholds for promotion may reflect institutional promotion differences between medical schools and dom).…”

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“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] A key difference among studies is the variability of the h-index between specialties, in some cases reflecting underlying differences in academic promotion between departments or schools. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] A key difference among studies is the variability of the h-index between specialties, in some cases reflecting underlying differences in academic promotion between departments or schools.…”

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Do Standard Bibliometric Measures Correlate with Academic Rank of Full‐Time Pediatric Dentistry Faculty Members?

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Dhar

Karimbux

et al. 2017

Journal of Dental Education

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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between quantitative measures of research productivity and academic rank for full-time pediatric dentistry faculty members in accredited U.S. and Canadian residency programs. For each pediatric dentist in the study group, academic rank and bibliometric factors derived from publicly available databases were recorded. Academic ranks were lecturer/instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor. Bibliometric factors were mean total number of publications, mean total number of citations, maximum number of citations for a single work, and h-index (a measure of the impact of publications, determined by total number of publications h that had at least h citations each). The study sample was comprised of 267 pediatric dentists: 4% were lecturers/instructors, 44% were assistant professors, 30% were associate professors, and 22% were professors. The mean number of publications for the sample was 15.4±27.8. The mean number of citations was 218.4±482.0. The mean h-index was 4.9±6.6. The h-index was strongly correlated with academic rank (r=0.60, p=0.001). For this sample, an h-index of ≥3 was identified as a threshold for promotion to associate professor, and an h-index of ≥6 was identified as a threshold for promotion to professor. The h-index was strongly correlated with the academic rank of these pediatric dental faculty members, suggesting that this index may be considered a measure for promotion, along with a faculty member's quality and quantity of research, teaching, service, and clinical activities.

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Do Standard Bibliometric Measures Correlate with Academic Rank of Full‐Time Pediatric Dentistry Faculty Members?

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Dhar

Karimbux

et al. 2017

Journal of Dental Education

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“…Additionally, academic productivity was measured by utilizing the h-index. Although the efficacy of the h-index in assessing academic productivity has been validated in several medical specialties, including plastic surgery (30, 32, 35), it has several limitations which are beyond the discussion of this paper. Moreover, the availability of OPP data is limited to a 5-month reporting period, which may not give a true picture of the entire physician-industry financial landscape.…”

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The Dawn of Transparency

Ahmed

Lopez

Bae

et al. 2017

Annals of Plastic Surgery

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Background The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PSSA) is a government initiative that requires all biomedical companies to publicly disclose payments to physicians through the Open Payments Program (OPP). The goal of this study was to utilize the OPP database and evaluate all non-research related financial transactions between plastic surgeons and biomedical companies. Methods Using the first wave of OPP data published on September 30, 2014, we studied the national distribution of industry payments made to plastic surgeons during a five month period. We explored whether a plastic surgeon’s scientific productivity, (as determined by their h-index), practice setting (private versus academic), geographic location, and subspecialty were associated with payment amount. Results Plastic surgeons (N=4,195) received a total of $5,278,613. The median (IQR) payment to a plastic surgeon was $115($35–298); mean $1,258. The largest payment to an individual was $341,384. The largest payment category was non-CEP speaker fees ($1,709,930) followed by consulting fees ($1,403,770). Plastic surgeons in private practice received higher payments per surgeon compared to surgeons in academic practice (median [IQR] $165[$81 – $441] vs. median [IQR] $112 [$33–$291], rank-sum p<0.001). Among academic plastic surgeons, a higher h-index was associated with 77% greater chance of receiving at least $1000 in total payments (RR/10 unit h-index increase=1.47 1.77 2.11, p<0.001). This association was not seen among plastic surgeons in private practice (RR=0.89 1.09 1.32, p<0.4). Conclusion Plastic surgeons in private practice receive higher payments from industry. Among academic plastic surgeons, higher payments were associated with higher h-indices.

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“…7,8,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] DeLuca et al evaluated the h-index for academic emergency physicians and identiied a rate of 0.5 h/year rise as characteristic of the most productive academic practitioners. 7,8,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] DeLuca et al evaluated the h-index for academic emergency physicians and identiied a rate of 0.5 h/year rise as characteristic of the most productive academic practitioners.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The I-10 index was calculated by rank ordering an investigator's publications by descending number of citations and then hand-counting the number of publications with ten or more citations. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Studies of the h-index in these specialties have identiied a strong correlation between the h-index and academic rank, with many advocating for its use in academic medicine. contribution because of the increasing number of venues where work can be published.…”

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Are Quantitative Measures of Academic Productivity Correlated with Academic Rank in Plastic Surgery? A National Study

Susarla

Lopez

Swanson

et al. 2015

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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Bibliometric Indices and Academic Promotion within Plastic Surgery

Abstract: Bibliometric indices predict promotion in academic surgery and provide a useful metric for surgeons embarking on a career in academia.

Cited by 104 publications

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Do Standard Bibliometric Measures Correlate with Academic Rank of Full‐Time Pediatric Dentistry Faculty Members?

Do Standard Bibliometric Measures Correlate with Academic Rank of Full‐Time Pediatric Dentistry Faculty Members?

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Are Quantitative Measures of Academic Productivity Correlated with Academic Rank in Plastic Surgery? A National Study

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