Table 3.

Academic metrics by fellowship type.

	# Programs	Mean Publications	p value	Mean Citations	p value	Mean h-index	p value	Self-Citation Rate	p value
Total	446	71		1816		18.0		3.86%
Arthroplasty	90	62	>0.1	1573	>0.4	16.0	>0.08	4.08%	0.2518
Foot and Ankle	50	55	>0.1	1130	<0.05	14.5	<0.04	2.69%	0.5972
Oncology	19	88	>0.3	2256	>0.4	23.4	>0.09	6.35%	0.0676
Trauma	59	64	>0.4	1622	>0.5	17.2	>0.5	2.31%	0.3880
Pediatrics	42	60	>0.2	1271	>0.1	15.2	>0.1	3.44%	0.6499
Shoulder and Elbow	28	86	>0.2	2095	>0.5	23.0	>0.06	3.37%	0.3019
Spine	69	84	>0.1	2162	>0.2	19.9	>0.2	4.29%	0.6371
Sports	89	81	>0.1	2218	<0.05	20.9	<0.04	4.18%	0.8581