Therattil Paul J, Hoppe Ian C, Granick Mark S, Lee Edward S
From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
Ann Plast Surg. 2016 May;76(5):545-9. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000382.
The h-index is a measure designed to assess the quantity and significance of an individual's academic contributions. The objective of this study was to determine whether the h-index of plastic surgeons correlates with academic rank and whether there is a difference based on academic rank, residency training model, sex, geographic region, faculty size, and departmental status.
A database of all US academic plastic surgeons was created. The rank and sex of each surgeon were obtained, as were characteristics of their plastic surgery program. The Scopus database was queried to determine each surgeon's h-index.
The 592 plastic surgeons in our database had a mean h-index of 8.97. The h-index increased with academic rank: 4.59 for assistant professors, 9.10 for associate professors, and 15.30 for professors. There was no significant difference in the h-index between chairpersons and chiefs. Plastic surgeons on faculty in integrated plastic surgery programs had significantly higher h-indices (9.64) than those at traditional programs (6.28). Those who were on faculty at larger programs also had higher h-indices. Male plastic surgeons had higher h-indices (9.57) than did female plastic surgeons (6.07), although this was insignificant when taking other variables into account. There was no correlation between the h-index and location or departmental status.
The h-index of plastic surgeons seems to correlate with academic rank and has potential as a tool to measure academic productivity within plastic surgery. Plastic surgeons on faculty in integrated plastic surgery programs, those at larger programs, and male plastic surgeons tend to have higher h-indices. The difference between sexes seems to be, at least in part, due to the higher number of men in high academic positions. There does not seem to be a regional difference with regard to h-indices or a difference with regard to departmental status.
h指数是一种用于评估个人学术贡献数量和重要性的指标。本研究的目的是确定整形外科医生的h指数是否与学术职级相关，以及基于学术职级、住院医师培训模式、性别、地理区域、教员规模和科室地位是否存在差异。
创建了一个美国所有学术整形外科医生的数据库。获取了每位外科医生的职级和性别，以及他们整形外科项目的特征。查询Scopus数据库以确定每位外科医生的h指数。
我们数据库中的592名整形外科医生的平均h指数为8.97。h指数随学术职级的提高而增加：助理教授为4.59，副教授为9.10，教授为15.30。主席和主任的h指数没有显著差异。综合整形外科项目中的教员整形外科医生的h指数（9.64）显著高于传统项目中的医生（6.28）。在规模较大项目中担任教员的医生也有较高的h指数。男性整形外科医生的h指数（9.57）高于女性整形外科医生（6.07），尽管在考虑其他变量时这一差异不显著。h指数与地理位置或科室地位之间没有相关性。
整形外科医生的h指数似乎与学术职级相关，并且有潜力作为衡量整形外科领域学术生产力的工具。综合整形外科项目中的教员、规模较大项目中的医生以及男性整形外科医生往往有较高的h指数。性别差异似乎至少部分是由于担任高学术职位的男性数量较多。h指数在地区方面似乎没有差异，在科室地位方面也没有差异。
