Table 5.
H-index by surgical specialty and academic ranks.
| Author | Year | Specialty | Number of faculty in the study | H-index (Assistant Professor) | H-index (Associate Professor) | H-index (Full Professor) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfaq et al. [14] | 2018 | General surgery | 3712 | Mean ± SD 6.8 ± 64 |
12.9 ± 9.3 | 27.9 ± 17.4 |
| Lopez et al. [15] | 2015 | Hand Surgery | 366 | Mean ± SD 5 ± 4 |
10 ± 7 | 18 ± 9 |
| Radford et al. [16] | 2021 | Breast Surgery | 209 | Median (Range) 6 (1–37) |
17 (4–48) | 37 (6–114) |
| Ence et al. [8] | 2016 | Orthopedic Surgery | 4663 | Median (IQR) 2 (1–6) |
8 (3–14) | 17 (10–27) |
| Gast et al. [9] | 2014 | Plastic Surgery | 127 | Mean ± SD 8.2 ± 5.8 |
15.4 ± 6.9 | 25.0 ± 13.5 |
| LaRocca et al. [11] | 2018 | Surgical Oncology | 319 | Median (Range) 7 (1–30) |
17 (3–44) | 39 (6–138) |
| Desai et al. [17] | 2018 | Pediatric Surgery | 430 | Mean ± SD 10.35 ± 6.60 |
14.17 ± 6.45 | 25.55 ± 11.04 |
| Lafaro et al. | 2020 | Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery | 111 | Median (Range) 11.5 (0–26) |
22.0 (3–40) | 48.0 (12–97) |
| Han et al. [18] | 2018 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 299 | Mean ± SD 3.9 ± 3.5 |
7.7 ± 5.4 | 15.5 ± 10.4 |
| Tomei et al. [19] | 2014 | Neurological Surgery | 1052 | Median (IQR) Male: 6 (3–10) Female: 4 (2–9) |
Male: 10 (6–16) Female: 9 (6–15) |
Male: 17 (10–27) Female: 15 (12–23) |