Table 2. Indicators of scientific production of academics with the highest H-index at the Universidade de São Paulo (cut-off point equivalent to the 100th individual with the highest H-index at the university in the selected population) according to gender between 1950 and 2019.
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| Mean (standard deviation) | min–max | Mean (standard deviation) | min–max | ||
| All individual (H-index ≥ 37) | |||||
| n = 93 (83.04%) | n = 19 (16.96%) | ||||
| H-index | 45.88 (11.81) | 37.0–100.0 | 42.47 (4.79) | 37.0–54.0 | 0.22 |
| Number of publications in the Web of Science | 265.34 (138.43) | 80–694 | 228.47 (122.8) | 88–550 | 0.28 |
| Total citations | 9,552.09 (6,653.04) | 3.966–36.566 | 7,129.21 (2,475.77) | 4.501–13.461 | 0.12 |
| Average of citations per item | 39.79 (26.87) | 10.82–216.38 | 35.19 (13.33) | 20.09–71.35 | 0.47 |
| Average of citations per year | 335.17 (331.83) | 67.08–2.452.33 | 230.42 (74.74) | 128.74–420.66 | 0.18 |
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| Subgroup of individuals with 20 or more years of service at USP (H-index ≥ 32) | |||||
| n = 75 (70.75%) | n = 31 (29.25%) | ||||
| H-index | 39.99 (8.1) | 32.0–74.0 | 36.77 (5.18) | 32.0–54.0 | 0.04 |
| Number of publications in the Web of Science | 256.2 (140.12) | 97–694 | 196.45 (105.7) | 80–476 | 0.04 |
| Total citations | 6,980.81 (4,876.05) | 2,588–36,566 | 5,000.39 (2,483.52) | 2,517–13,461 | 0.03 |
| Average of citations per item | 29.63 (16.5) | 10.82–112.51 | 27.94 (9.64) | 10.38–50.53 | 0.60 |
| Average of citations per year | 213.73 (175.15) | 61.98–1,462.64 | 154.1 (77.78) | 66.24–420.66 | 0.07 |
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| Subgroup of individuals with 10 to 20 years of service at USP (H-index ≥ 25) | |||||
| n = 79 (71.82%) | n = 31 (28.18%) | ||||
| H-index | 32.85 (12.16) | 25.0–100.0 | 31.74 (7.42) | 25.0–53.0 | 0.64 |
| Number of publications in the Web of Science | 171.01 (107.16) | 33–691 | 137.81 (90.09) | 52–550 | 0.13 |
| Total citations | 5.003,52 (6.173,31) | 1.703–34.889 | 3.693,52 (2.205,06) | 1.514–11.050 | 0,25 |
| Average of citations per item | 30.56 (29.18) | 8.38–216.38 | 29.13 (13.72) | 13.69–71.35 | 0.79 |
| Average of citations per year | 232.3 (350.62) | 55.49–2.452.33 | 143.55 (71.67) | 65.83–325.0 | 0.17 |
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| Subgroup of individuals with less than 10 years of service at USP (H-index ≥ 25) | |||||
| n = 81 (77.14%) | n = 24 (22.86%) | ||||
| H-index | 36.23 (11.35) | 25.0–83.0 | 29.29 (3.87) | 25.0–36.0 | < 0.01 |
| Number of publications in the Web of Science | 178.28 (91.18) | 51–461 | 138.25 (78.13) | 41–314 | 0.05 |
| Total citations | 5.704,74 (4.635,64) | 1.771–26.011 | 3.085,96 (1.269,24) | 1.382–6.404 | 0.01 |
| Average of citations per item | 33.43 (18.75) | 8.92–90.48 | 26.44 (12.31) | 12.57–61.65 | 0.09 |
| Average of citations per year | 199.45 (150.86) | 29.79–736.09 | 107.42 (75.58) | 39.16–400.25 | < 0.01 |
Min–max: minimum–maximum; USP: Universidade de São Paulo.