Research Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment

Background:. The h-index has been proven in the US and Canada to be a solid tool to assess the quality and impact of individual scientific work in the field of plastic surgery. M-quotient is an additional metric that mitigates the h-index’s inherent bias toward more seasoned researchers. The objecti...

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Autores principales:	Lior Har-Shai, MD, Sar-El Ofek, BSc, Idit Lavi, MPH, Keren H. Cohen, MD, Avi A. Cohen, MD, Dean D. Ad-El, MD, Tamir Shay, MD
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Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer 2021
Materias:	Surgery RD1-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1d93f8d1bb5243e9aceac88e749463ac2021-11-25T07:58:04ZResearch Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment2169-757410.1097/GOX.0000000000003903https://doaj.org/article/1d93f8d1bb5243e9aceac88e749463ac2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003903https://doaj.org/toc/2169-7574Background:. The h-index has been proven in the US and Canada to be a solid tool to assess the quality and impact of individual scientific work in the field of plastic surgery. M-quotient is an additional metric that mitigates the h-index’s inherent bias toward more seasoned researchers. The objective of this study was evaluating the relationship between h-index and M-quotient and research productivity among plastic surgeons in the state of Israel. Methods:. A list of all Israeli board-certified plastic surgeons registered in the Israeli Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery was obtained from the organization’s website. Relevant demographic and academic factors of each surgeon were retrieved. The Scopus database was queried to determine each surgeon’s h-index and M-quotient, among other bibliometric parameters. Results:. Our study included 173 plastic surgeons, 90% of whom were men. In total, 49.7% were working in academically affiliated hospitals; 14.4% of the surgeons had an academic rank. The mean h-index was 6.13; mean M-quotient was 0.27. Statistical analysis demonstrated a positive correlation between total number of publications (P < 0.0001), total number of citations (P < 0.0001), the surgeon’s seniority (P < 0.0001), academic rank (P = 0.007), appointed as past/present plastic surgery department director (P < 0.0001), and working in an academic affiliated hospital (P < 0.025). The same parameters were found to have a positive correlation with M-quotient. Conclusions:. The h-index is an effective measure to compare plastic surgeons’ research productivity in Israel. M-quotient is an ancillary tool for the assessment of research productivity among plastic surgeons, with the advent of neutralizing the surgeon’s seniority.Lior Har-Shai, MDSar-El Ofek, BScIdit Lavi, MPHKeren H. Cohen, MDAvi A. Cohen, MDDean D. Ad-El, MDTamir Shay, MDWolters KluwerarticleSurgeryRD1-811ENPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 9, Iss 11, p e3903 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Surgery RD1-811 Lior Har-Shai, MD Sar-El Ofek, BSc Idit Lavi, MPH Keren H. Cohen, MD Avi A. Cohen, MD Dean D. Ad-El, MD Tamir Shay, MD Research Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment
description	Background:. The h-index has been proven in the US and Canada to be a solid tool to assess the quality and impact of individual scientific work in the field of plastic surgery. M-quotient is an additional metric that mitigates the h-index’s inherent bias toward more seasoned researchers. The objective of this study was evaluating the relationship between h-index and M-quotient and research productivity among plastic surgeons in the state of Israel. Methods:. A list of all Israeli board-certified plastic surgeons registered in the Israeli Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery was obtained from the organization’s website. Relevant demographic and academic factors of each surgeon were retrieved. The Scopus database was queried to determine each surgeon’s h-index and M-quotient, among other bibliometric parameters. Results:. Our study included 173 plastic surgeons, 90% of whom were men. In total, 49.7% were working in academically affiliated hospitals; 14.4% of the surgeons had an academic rank. The mean h-index was 6.13; mean M-quotient was 0.27. Statistical analysis demonstrated a positive correlation between total number of publications (P < 0.0001), total number of citations (P < 0.0001), the surgeon’s seniority (P < 0.0001), academic rank (P = 0.007), appointed as past/present plastic surgery department director (P < 0.0001), and working in an academic affiliated hospital (P < 0.025). The same parameters were found to have a positive correlation with M-quotient. Conclusions:. The h-index is an effective measure to compare plastic surgeons’ research productivity in Israel. M-quotient is an ancillary tool for the assessment of research productivity among plastic surgeons, with the advent of neutralizing the surgeon’s seniority.
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author	Lior Har-Shai, MD Sar-El Ofek, BSc Idit Lavi, MPH Keren H. Cohen, MD Avi A. Cohen, MD Dean D. Ad-El, MD Tamir Shay, MD
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title	Research Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment
title_short	Research Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment
title_full	Research Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment
title_fullStr	Research Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment
title_full_unstemmed	Research Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment
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Research Productivity among Plastic Surgeons in the State of Israel: h-index and M-quotient Assessment

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