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Scholarly impact of student authorship on surgical research
Munizay Paracha1, Ariel E Hirsch2, Jennifer F Tseng1
1Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, USA.
Background:
Student authorship (SA) in research utilizes the H-index (Hi), to measure scholarly impact. We analyzed SA rates over time in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).
Methods:
We compared Hi of corresponding authors (CA) for articles over time (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014), comparing those with (SA) and without (nSA) student authors.
Results:
SA doubled over time (70-146; P = 0.02) as did first or second SA rates (21-44; P = 0.22). Mean and Median CA Hi were similar independent of SA involvement. The change in Hi for CAs in 2006, 2008 and 2010 to current Hi (2016) was similar for SA and nSA groups (2006: 22.4 vs. 20.7; 2008: 20.2 vs. 20.6; 2010: 19.2 vs. 18.3; all P > 0.05).
Conclusions:
The number of SA in JACS publications is increasing, without detriment to CA scholarly advancement. Involving students in surgical research should be encouraged.
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