Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Jul 15;101(4):779-783. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.02.154. Epub 2018 Mar 6.
To evaluate the rate of non-doctoral student authors publishing in an academic journal over time and to analyze the effects student authors have on the scholarly impact of corresponding authors (CAs) by comparing their respective H-index (H).
A database was created of authors who published articles in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics in 2006, 2010, and 2014 that included CA, degree, and student author designations. Corresponding authors' Hs were obtained from Scopus (scopus.com). Student authorship rates were compared between the sampled years. The data were divided into 2 groups: CAs publishing with student authors (SA) and those without (nSA). The CAs' median and mean Hs with standard deviation and a 95% confidence interval were compared between SA and nSA.
A total of 1728 published articles were identified with 1477 unique CAs. The percentage of published articles with student authors increased from 44.4% in 2006, to 52.9% in 2010, to 55.9% in 2014 (P = .0003). In overall analysis, mean H was higher for SA as compared with nSA (24.3 vs 22.9), although this did not achieve statistical significance (P = .094). Mean H (standard deviation) in 2006, 2010, and 2014 was 27.9 (16.6), 23.6 (16.7), and 18.5 (14.6), respectively. Mean H was significantly higher for SA compared with nSA in the years 2006 (29.5 vs 26.6, P = .048) and 2010 (24.9 vs 21.9, P = .038) but not in 2014 (18.5 vs 18.4, P = .963).
Student authorship rates in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics are increasing. The data suggest that student participation in research may benefit both corresponding and student authors. Creating and expanding research programs to integrate research into medical education may enhance students' experience and encourage interest in radiation oncology.
评估非博士研究生作者在学术期刊上发表论文的比例随时间的变化情况，并通过比较学生作者和通讯作者（CA）各自的 H 指数（H），分析学生作者对 CA 的学术影响力的影响。
创建了一个数据库，其中包含 2006 年、2010 年和 2014 年在《国际放射肿瘤学、生物学、物理学杂志》上发表文章的作者，包括 CA、学位和学生作者的指定。从 Scopus（scopus.com）获取 CA 的 H 值。比较了抽样年份之间的学生作者比例。将数据分为 2 组：有学生作者（SA）和没有学生作者（nSA）的 CA。比较了 SA 和 nSA 之间 CA 的中位数和平均值 H 及其标准差和 95%置信区间。
共确定了 1728 篇发表文章，其中有 1477 位唯一的 CA。有学生作者的发表文章比例从 2006 年的 44.4%增加到 2010 年的 52.9%，再增加到 2014 年的 55.9%（P=0.0003）。在整体分析中，与 nSA 相比，SA 的平均 H 值更高（24.3 对 22.9），尽管这没有达到统计学意义（P=0.094）。2006 年、2010 年和 2014 年的平均 H（标准差）分别为 27.9（16.6）、23.6（16.7）和 18.5（14.6）。与 nSA 相比，SA 在 2006 年（29.5 对 26.6，P=0.048）和 2010 年（24.9 对 21.9，P=0.038）的平均 H 值显著更高，但在 2014 年（18.5 对 18.4，P=0.963）则不然。
《国际放射肿瘤学、生物学、物理学杂志》的学生作者比例正在增加。数据表明，学生参与研究可能对通讯作者和学生作者都有益。创建和扩展研究计划将研究纳入医学教育可能会增强学生的经验并鼓励他们对放射肿瘤学的兴趣。
