Measuring h-index and scholarly productivity in academic dermatology in Canada.

Autor: Azar M; Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada., Lagacé F; Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada., Muntyanu A; Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada., Netchiporouk E; Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada., Zhou Y; Department of Dermatology and Skin Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Lynde C; Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada., Moreau L; Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada., Mathieu S; Division of Dermatology, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada., Sasseville D; Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada., Asiniwasis R; Division of Dermatology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada., Shear NH; Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada., Gniadecki R; Division of Dermatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada., Rahme E; Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Litvinov IV; Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientometrics [Scientometrics] 2023 Feb; Vol. 128 (2), pp. 1071-1090. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 07.
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04589-y
Abstrakt: Promotion in academia heavily relies on research productivity. The h-index is a standardized metric used to quantify research productivity at the individual level. We evaluated factors associated with h -index in dermatology across select Canadian academic centers with special focus on sex and academic rank. Medical academic centers throughout Canada with dermatology training programs were included. For each faculty member, we extracted the following data from public sources: sex, graduate degree, academic rank, years since the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) certification or equivalent, recent Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding and H-index (based on Scopus author profile). Log-linear univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association between h-index and these factors. An ordinal logistic regression was performed to explore sex differences in academic ranking. Our results showed that out of 300 faculty members across Canada, 155 were females (51.67%) and 145 were male (48.33%). H-index was available for 279 dermatologists. The average h-index was 8.35 (SD 11.53) and the median was 4.00 (1st quartile = 2.00, 3rd quartile = 10.00). Higher h-index was associated with more years since dermatology certification, successive academic rank, graduate degree and recent CIHR funding, but not with sex. In conclusion, h-index was not associated with sex when controlling for potential confounders. These results could reflect recent demographic changes in the field with an increase in newly appointed female dermatologists. Longitudinal assessment of academic productivity in dermatology is needed to assess the impact of continued efforts to promote equal opportunities in the field.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest Ivan Litvinov is the president of the Skin Research Group of Canada and research coordinator in the Division of Dermatology, McGill University. Other authors declare no competing interests.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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