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. 2017 Jun 20;3(4):298-302.
doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2017.05.007. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Academic productivity among fellowship associated adult total joint reconstruction surgeons

Adam Z Khan  1 , Benjamin V Kelley  2 , Ankur D Patel  2 , David R McAllister  2 , Natalie L Leong  2
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Academic productivity among fellowship associated adult total joint reconstruction surgeons

Adam Z Khan et al. Arthroplast Today. .

Abstract

Background: The Hirsch index (h-index) is a measure that evaluates both research volume and quality-taking into consideration both publications and citations of a single author. No prior work has evaluated academic productivity and contributions to the literature of adult total joint replacement surgeons. This study uses h-index to benchmark the academic impact and identify characteristics associated with productivity of faculty members at joint replacement fellowships.

Methods: Adult reconstruction fellowship programs were obtained via the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons website. Via the San Francisco match and program-specific websites, program characteristics (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approval, academic affiliation, region, number of fellows, fellow research requirement), associated faculty members, and faculty-specific characteristics (gender, academic title, formal fellowship training, years in practice) were obtained. H-index and total faculty publications served as primary outcome measures. Multivariable linear regression determined statistical significance.

Results: Sixty-six adult total joint reconstruction fellowship programs were identified: 30% were Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved and 73% had an academic affiliation. At these institutions, 375 adult reconstruction surgeons were identified; 98.1% were men and 85.3% had formal arthroplasty fellowship training. Average number of publications per faculty member was 50.1 (standard deviation 76.8; range 0-588); mean h-index was 12.8 (standard deviation 13.8; range 0-67). Number of fellows, faculty academic title, years in practice, and formal fellowship training had a significant (P < .05) positive correlation with both h-index and total publications.

Conclusions: The statistical overview presented in this work can help total joint surgeons quantitatively benchmark their academic performance against that of their peers.

Keywords: Academic productivity; H-index; Hirsch index; Total joint replacement.

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