Kryshtalskyj Michael T, Novello Matthew J, Malvankar-Mehta Monali S, Nicolela Marcelo T, Hutnik Cindy M L
Department of Surgery (Section of Ophthalmology), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Clin Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov 26;15:4513-4525. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S335503. eCollection 2021.
To outline the current impact of Canadian ophthalmology and vision science research as measured by novel research metrics.
Cross-sectional survey.
All Canadian ophthalmologists (n = 687) and vision scientists (n = 119) with an online bibliometric profile and academic appointment at a major ophthalmology training centre were included.
Faculty lists of Canada's 15 major academic ophthalmology departments were obtained. Faculty names, appointments, sex, and educational background were recorded. Elsevier's Scopus database was used to calculate H-index, m-quotient, and total citations for each faculty member. Details around grant funding were obtained through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Funding Decisions Database.
Average H-indices were 7.42 ± 7.98 for ophthalmologists and 23.78 ± 15.25 for vision scientists. Higher academic appointment was correlated with higher h-indices and m-quotients (p <0.0001 for both). Most academic departments had significantly more males than females (avg. 71% male, 29% female); however, more equal ratios were seen in faculties in Quebec. No significant differences in research impact were identified between male and female ophthalmologists when controlled for academic appointment and career stage (p > 0.05). In clinical ophthalmology research, the top three departments with the highest average H-indices were Western University, the University of Toronto, and Dalhousie University. The University of British Columbia, Université de Montréal, and McGill University received the most funding from the CIHR in the last 10 years.
This study highlights the current scope of ophthalmology and vision science research in Canada. Important trends were identified in research productivity across academic rank, sex, and clinical subspecialty.
通过新颖的研究指标概述加拿大眼科和视觉科学研究的当前影响。
横断面调查。
纳入所有在主要眼科培训中心拥有在线文献计量学资料和学术职位的加拿大眼科医生（n = 687）和视觉科学家（n = 119）。
获取加拿大15个主要学术眼科部门的教职员工名单。记录教职员工的姓名、职位、性别和教育背景。使用爱思唯尔的Scopus数据库计算每位教职员工的H指数、m商和总被引次数。通过加拿大卫生研究院（CIHR）资助决策数据库获取有关资助资金的详细信息。
眼科医生的平均H指数为7.42±7.98，视觉科学家为23.78±15.25。较高的学术职位与较高的H指数和m商相关（两者p <0.0001）。大多数学术部门的男性明显多于女性（平均71%为男性，29%为女性）；然而，魁北克的教职员工中性别比例更为均衡。在控制学术职位和职业阶段后，男性和女性眼科医生在研究影响方面未发现显著差异（p>0.05）。在临床眼科研究中，平均H指数最高的前三个部门是西安大略大学、多伦多大学和达尔豪斯大学。不列颠哥伦比亚大学、蒙特利尔大学和麦吉尔大学在过去10年中从CIHR获得的资助最多。
本研究突出了加拿大眼科和视觉科学研究的当前范围。在学术排名、性别和临床亚专业的研究生产力方面发现了重要趋势。
