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Authorship patterns of surgical chairs
Jibby E Kurichi1, Seema S Sonnad
1Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Surgery
|February 1, 2007
Summary
Surgery department chairs publish more articles annually over their careers, but fewer during their tenure. Despite administrative duties, these leaders maintain prolific publication habits throughout their academic journey.
Area of Science:
- Medical research
- Academic publishing
- Surgical leadership
Background:
- Investigating publication trends among surgery department chairs.
- Examining the relationship between publication patterns and career stages.
- Analyzing authorship, article types, and journal quality.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if the average number of articles published per year by surgery department chairs has increased.
- To assess the association between publication patterns and authorship position, article types, and quality.
Main Methods:
- Conducted literature searches for 299 surgery department chairs (1950-2004).
- Collected data on tenure, publication rates, article types, authorship, and journal impact factors.
- Utilized nonparametric tests and regression analyses to identify trends and differences.
Main Results:
- Significant increase in annual publications over the study period (P < .01).
- Clinical articles were more common; review articles dominated nonclinical publications.
- Most chairs were last authors; publication rates decreased during chair and post-chair roles.
Conclusions:
- Surgery department chairs publish fewer articles during their administrative roles.
- Despite administrative duties, chairs maintain prolific publication throughout their careers.
- Findings offer insights into academic publishing behaviors of surgical leaders.
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