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Bibliometric indices and academic promotion within plastic surgery
Katherine M Gast1, William M Kuzon, Jennifer F Waljee
1Ann Arbor, Mich. From the Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|October 28, 2014
Summary
Bibliometric indices like the h-index effectively predict academic promotion in plastic surgery. These metrics offer valuable insights for surgeons pursuing academic careers.
Area of Science:
- Academic Medicine
- Plastic Surgery
- Bibliometrics
Background:
- Bibliometric indices are quantitative measures for evaluating scholarly output in academic medicine.
- Their utility as indicators of academic productivity and association with faculty promotion in plastic surgery requires validation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate bibliometric indices as indicators of academic productivity in plastic surgery.
- To assess the association between bibliometric indices and faculty promotion in academic plastic surgery.
Main Methods:
- Examined 127 faculty members from top 10 plastic surgery institutions.
- Included past award winners for content validity.
- Calculated h-index, contemporary h-index, and g-index.
- Determined promotion cutoffs using receiver operating characteristic curves.
Main Results:
- Bibliometric indices and publication counts increased with academic rank.
- Indices were highest among award winners.
- Established promotion cutoffs for associate and professor ranks (e.g., h-index: 8.5 and 14.5).
- H-index showed the strongest correlation with promotion to associate and full professor.
Conclusions:
- Bibliometric indices effectively predict promotion in academic surgery.
- These metrics serve as a valuable tool for surgeons in academic careers.
