Table 4. Subset Analysis of scholarly output by type of current or former NIH funding.
Cardiothoracic surgery includes cardiac and thoracic surgery; General surgery includes acute care surgery, general and minimally invasive surgery, surgical oncology, and trauma and critical care.
| Parameter | n | (%) | NIH R01, P01, U01 grants | Other NIH grants | No current or former NIH funding | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,850 | 100% | Publicationsmedian ± SD | Citations median ± SD | Publicationsmedian ± SD | Citations median ± SD | Publications median ± SD | Citations median ± SD | |
| Divisions | ||||||||
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 400 | 10.4% | 137 ± 118 | 3518 ± 3194 | 60 ± 81 | 1220 ± 3006 | 35 ± 74 | 599 ± 2768 |
| Cardiac surgery | 146 | 3.8% | 199 ± 121 | 4402 ± 2626 | 59 ± 75 | 1232 ± 1917 | 53 ± 87 | 662 ± 3803 |
| Thoracic surgery | 254 | 6.6% | 124 ± 121 | 3238 ± 4039 | 60 ± 83 | 1220 ± 3227 | 31 ± 62 | 592 ± 1714 |
| General Surgery | 1,875 | 48.7% | 99 ± 126 | 2797 ± 4950 | 60 ± 97 | 1536 ± 3969 | 25 ± 68 | 400 ± 2519 |
| Acute Care Surgery | 89 | 2.3% | 99 ± 82 | 3252 ± 1898 | 22 ± 54 | 988 ± 1358 | 22 ± 39 | 283 ± 1223 |
| General and Minimally Invasive | 1,028454 | 26.7%11.8% | 96 ± 149 | 2349 ± 6030 | 60 ± 96 | 1601 ± 2772 | 25 ± 66 | 423 ± 2364 |
| Surgical Oncology | 304 | 7.9% | 104 ± 83 | 3342 ± 3461 | 81 ± 104 | 1830 ± 5402 | 32 ± 82 | 470 ± 3212 |
| Trauma/Critical Care | 89 | 2.3% | 121 ± 92 | 2296 ± 3198 | 60 ± 216 | 1200 ± 5623 | 16 ± 58 | 236 ± 2018 |
| Pediatric Surgery | 370 | 9.6% | 92 ± 99 | 2331 ± 3211 | 40 ± 84 | 535 ± 2456 | 30 ± 65 | 444 ± 1787 |
| Plastic Surgery | 374 | 9.7% | 124 ± 108 | 3569 ± 3993 | 28 ± 199 | 62 ± 4883 | 22 ± 45 | 284 ± 1096 |
| Science/Research | 150 | 3.9% | 78 ± 70 | 2288 ± 1814 | 53 ± 54 | 1769 ± 2634 | 46 ± 64 | 867 ± 1577 |
| Transplant | 392 | 10.2% | 113 ± 272 | 3775 ± 7769 | 63 ± 139 | 1381 ± 4775 | 46 ± 90 | 794 ± 2546 |
| Vascular surgery | 289 | 7.5% | 140 ± 87 | 3251 ± 1815 | 44 ± 96 | 767 ± 1702 | 32 ± 57 | 440 ± 1748 |