Erdag Murat, Citirik Mehmet
Department of Ophthalmology, Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Türkiye.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye.
Beyoglu Eye J. 2024 Jun 1;9(2):101-105. doi: 10.14744/bej.2024.03030. eCollection 2024.
The focus of this study was to assess and compare the h-indexes of editorial board members from eight ophthalmology journals in Türkiye and explore the potential correlations between these indexes and the sub-specialties of board members.
Conducted in December 2023, this cross-sectional study utilized publicly available data from Google Scholar (GS), Web of Science, and Scopus. The h-index and number of publications by editorial board members from eight Turkish ophthalmology journals were analyzed. Statistical analysis for this study involved the use of SPSS, employing descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance, and tests for group comparisons.
Of the 415 editorial board members, 26 were not ophthalmologists and 12 worked abroad; the credentials of 10 could not be verified. A total of 367 authors were evaluated, revealing significant differences in publication numbers and h-indices among the different subspecialties. Notably, the retinal specialists demonstrated higher productivity. Variability in citation counts was observed across databases, with GS having the widest range. Differences were also noted in the publication and h-index among the editorial boards of different journals.
The h-index and number of publications effectively reflected the active status of ophthalmology authors. This study contributes valuable information regarding Turkish ophthalmology journals and their editorial boards, serving as an inspiration for young ophthalmologists. These findings underscore the diverse successes of ophthalmologists across subspecialties, encouraging the exploration of less-explored areas in academic pursuits.
本研究的重点是评估和比较土耳其八本眼科期刊编辑委员会成员的h指数，并探讨这些指数与委员会成员亚专业之间的潜在相关性。
这项横断面研究于2023年12月进行，利用了来自谷歌学术（GS）、科学网和Scopus的公开数据。分析了八本土耳其眼科期刊编辑委员会成员的h指数和发表论文数量。本研究的统计分析涉及使用SPSS，采用描述性统计、单因素方差分析和组间比较检验。
在415名编辑委员会成员中，26人不是眼科医生，12人在国外工作；10人的资质无法核实。共评估了367名作者，结果显示不同亚专业之间在发表论文数量和h指数上存在显著差异。值得注意的是，视网膜专科医生的产出更高。不同数据库的引用次数存在差异，GS的范围最广。不同期刊的编辑委员会在发表论文数量和h指数上也存在差异。
h指数和发表论文数量有效地反映了眼科作者的活跃程度。本研究为土耳其眼科期刊及其编辑委员会提供了有价值的信息，为年轻眼科医生提供了启发。这些发现强调了眼科医生在各个亚专业取得的不同成功，鼓励在学术追求中探索较少涉及的领域。
