Department of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Eur Urol Focus. 2021 Mar;7(2):489-496. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.02.003. Epub 2020 Feb 26.
Research productivity among academic urologists is strongly encouraged, but little data are available on productivity metrics within the field.
To provide the first comprehensive survey of research productivity among academic urologists in the USA and Canada.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Using the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Canadian Resident Matching Service, and individual program websites, all active accredited urology faculties were identified. For each individual, we collected data on American Urological Association section, title, gender, fellowship training, Scopus H-index, and citations. Comprehensive searches were completed during March-May 2019.
Descriptive statistics for demographic comparisons were performed using analysis of variance for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables. Multivariable logistic regressions were used to identify the predictors of H-index greater than the median.
A total of 2214 academic urology faculties (2015 in USA and 199 in Canada) were identified. The median and mean H-indices for the entire cohort of physicians were 11 and 16.1, respectively. On multivariable analysis, physicians in the North Central and Western Sections (vs mid-Atlantic), who were fellowship trained (vs no fellowship training), and of higher academic rank (professor and associate professor vs clinical instructor) were more likely to have H-index values greater than the median. Additionally, female physicians (vs male) were more likely to have H-index values less than the median.
This study represents the first comprehensive assessment of research productivity metrics among academic urologists. These represent key benchmarks for trainees considering careers in academics and for practicing physicians gauging their own productivity in relation to their peers.
In this study, we provide the first comprehensive assessment of research productivity among academic urologists in the USA and Canada. Our results help provide key benchmarks for trainees considering careers in academics and for practicing physicians gauging their own productivity in relation to peers.
鼓励学术泌尿科医生进行研究工作，但该领域的研究生产力指标数据很少。
提供美国和加拿大学术泌尿科医生研究生产力的首次全面调查。
设计、设置和参与者：使用研究生医学教育认证委员会、加拿大住院医师匹配服务和个别项目网站，确定所有活跃的认可泌尿科教员。对于每个人，我们收集了美国泌尿外科学会分会、头衔、性别、奖学金培训、Scopus H 指数和引文的数据。2019 年 3 月至 5 月期间完成了全面搜索。
共确定了 2214 名学术泌尿科医生（美国 2015 名，加拿大 199 名）。整个医生队列的中位数和平均值 H 指数分别为 11 和 16.1。在多变量分析中，中大西洋地区以外的北美中部和西部地区的医生（与中大西洋地区相比）、接受奖学金培训（与没有奖学金培训相比）和学术地位较高（教授和副教授与临床讲师相比）的医生更有可能 H 指数值大于中位数。此外，女性医生（与男性相比）更有可能 H 指数值低于中位数。
这项研究代表了对学术泌尿科医生研究生产力指标的首次全面评估。这些代表了考虑学术职业的受训者和衡量自己与同行相比的生产力的执业医生的关键基准。
在这项研究中，我们首次全面评估了美国和加拿大学术泌尿科医生的研究生产力。我们的研究结果为考虑学术职业的受训者和衡量自己与同行相比的生产力的执业医生提供了关键基准。
