The Association of the H-Index and Academic Rank Among Full-Time Academic Hand Surgeons Affiliated With Fellowship Programs

Lopez, Joseph; Susarla, Srinivas M.; Swanson, Edward W.; Calotta, Nicholas A.; Lifchez, Scott D.

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.03.026

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“…The h5‐index was calculated from research papers and citations published over the last 5 years (2010–2014). This methodology was consistent with previously published reports (Lopez et al, ; Schoenfeld, Bhalla, George, Bono, 2015; Therattil et al, 2014).…”

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“…This study was able to demonstrate that microsurgery fellowship faculty are not only productive investigators, possessing a median h‐index of 11 (IQR 13), and a h5‐index of 4 (IQR 6), but also produce on a level comparable to other academic surgeons in similar fields. Among all plastic surgeons, an h‐index of 7 (range 0–62) has been reported, while a study of hand surgeons revealed a comparable mean h‐index of 10.2 (Gast et al, ; Lopez et al, ). Studies of other surgical fields have also yielded similar results: orthopedic surgeons, h‐index 11 (IQR 15); hepatic surgeons, h‐index 6 (IQR 10); and general surgeons, h‐index 11 (IQR 15) (Cucchetti et al, ; Culley et al, ; Stavrakis et al, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To date there have been only preliminary studies done on the academic productivity of plastic surgeons with this tool (Gast et al, ). However, there has been no prior attempt to explore the applicability of the h‐index among microsurgery faculty in the United States or explore the variables which may affect the h‐index scores (Lopez et al, ; Susarla et al, ; Therattil et al, 2014). Using the h‐index as a measure of academic output, we seek to identify the factors associated with scholastic achievement among microsurgeons.…”

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“…At a threshold of ∆ h-index increase of 1, investigators had impressive h-indices (24.0 ± 13.3), which eclipsed those of recent studies of hand surgeons (10.2 ± 9.9) and spine surgeons (13.6 ± 8.7). 4,5 This finding suggests that committees for academic promotion in orthopedic surgery may disregard the impact of self-citation on the h-index. While the thresholds for promotion have not been defined in the orthopedic literature, a study in plastic surgery established an h-index threshold of 14.5 for promotion from associate to full professor.…”

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Prevalence and Impact of Self-Citation in Academic Orthopedic Surgery

Silvestre

Kamath²

2018

Am J Orthop

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In all, 83.8% of orthopedic surgeons cite previous work at least once. Self-citations account for only 5.8% of all citations. Including self-citations increases the mean h-index from 18.5 ± 14.9 to 19.2 ± 15.6 (P < .001). The magnitude of increase in h-index via self-citation is proportional to the career number of publications. Overall, while prevalent, the practice of self-citation has minimal impact on an academic orthopedic surgeon's h-index. 23. Bartneck C, Kokkelmans S. Detecting h-index manipulation through self-citation analysis.

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“…While no study has evaluated the average h-index of orthopaedic surgeons in general, the mean h-index of 366 surgeons who were full-time faculty members of hand fellowship programs in the United States (including 266 orthopaedic surgeons) was calculated as 10.2 using Scopus. 19 …”

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The h-Index of Editorial Board Members Correlates Positively With the Impact Factor of Sports Medicine Journals

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Memon

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Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background:The h-index is a metric widely used to present both the productivity and impact of an author’s previous publications.Purpose:To evaluate and observe any correlations among the h-indices of 2015 editorial board members from 8 top sports medicine journals.Study Design:Systematic review.Methods:The sex, country of residence, degree, and faculty position of the editorial board members were identified using their respective scientific publication profiles. The h-index and other bibliometric indicators of these editorial board members were obtained using both the Web of Science (WoS) and Google Scholar (GS) databases. Nonparametric statistics were used to analyze differences in h-index values, and regression models were used to assess the ability of the editorial board member’s h-index to predict their journal’s impact factor (IF).Results:A total of 422 editorial board members were evaluated. The median h-index of all editors was 20 (interquartile range [IQR], 19) using GS and 15 (IQR, 15) using WoS. GS h-index values were 1.19 times higher than WoS, with significant correlation between these values (r 2 = 0.88, P = .0001). Editorial board members with a PhD had significantly higher h-indices than those without (GS, P = .0007; WoS, P = .0002), and full professors had higher h-indices than associate and assistant professors (GS, P = .0001; WoS, P = .0001). Overall, there were significant differences in the distribution of the GS (P < .0001) and WoS (P < .0001) h-indices of the editorial board members by 2014 IF of the journals. Both the GS h-index (β coefficient, 0.01228; 95% CI, 0.01035-0.01423; P < .0001) as well as the WoS h-index (β coefficient, 0.01507; 95% CI, 0.01265-0.01749; P < .0001) of editorial board members were significant predictors of the 2014 IF of their journal.Conclusion:The h-indices of editorial board members of top sports medicine journals are significant predictors of the IF of their respective journals.

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The Association of the H-Index and Academic Rank Among Full-Time Academic Hand Surgeons Affiliated With Fellowship Programs

Cited by 82 publications

References 28 publications

Academic productivity of faculty associated with microsurgery fellowships

Academic productivity of faculty associated with microsurgery fellowships

Prevalence and Impact of Self-Citation in Academic Orthopedic Surgery

The h-Index of Editorial Board Members Correlates Positively With the Impact Factor of Sports Medicine Journals

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