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  • Radiology
  • Academic Medicine
  • Medical Education

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  • Academic rank progression is crucial for career development in medicine.
  • Understanding factors influencing promotion across radiology subspecialties is essential for equitable advancement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze academic rank patterns among radiologists in eight subspecialties.
  • To determine if promotion correlates more strongly with bibliometric productivity or seniority.

Main Methods:

  • Collected faculty data from 6,836 academic radiologists across eight subspecialties.
  • Utilized linear regression and matched comparisons to assess academic age and bibliometrics (h-index, publications, citations) impact on rank attainment.

Main Results:

  • Significant variations in full professor rates were observed across subspecialties (13.9% in Breast Imaging to 37.7% in Nuclear Medicine/Molecular Imaging).
  • Bibliometric metrics, especially the h-index, were the strongest predictors of rank attainment (R² = 14.3%-37.6%).
  • Pediatric (Peds) and Breast (BI) imaging subspecialties showed lower advancement rates compared to others, with Peds faculty facing persistent disadvantages.

Conclusions:

  • Publication metrics are more influential than seniority for academic rank advancement in radiology.
  • Pediatric radiology faculty encounter disproportionately high bibliometric thresholds for promotion.
  • Subspecialty-specific benchmarks are needed for equitable faculty advancement in radiology.