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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 3/2018

01-12-2018 | ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: Towards Better Metrics for Judging Academic Productivity in Surgical Oncology

Authors: Vi Nguyen, BS, Jason K. Sicklick, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Special Issue 3/2018

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Research productivity is often used as a criterion in determining faculty recruitment, promotion, compensation, tenure, and grant support.1 To standardize assessment of scholars’ research output, Dr. Jorge Hirsch developed the h-index, defined as the number of h papers published, each of which has been cited at least h times.2 The h-index has been analyzed in the setting of various medical specialties, although not specifically within academic surgical oncology. Thus, the aim of our study was (1) to evaluate the h-index as a bibliometric predictor of academic rank; and (2) to characterize associations between the h-index and various personal and institutional factors, including gender, number of additional degrees, number of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI CCC) affiliation, and Doximity ranking.3 …
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Metadata
Title
ASO Author Reflections: Towards Better Metrics for Judging Academic Productivity in Surgical Oncology
Authors
Vi Nguyen, BS
Jason K. Sicklick, MD
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue Special Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6882-y

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