Demographics and Research Activity Among 2023 Academic Glaucoma Specialists

R Vought, V Vought, E Shah… - Seminars in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
R Vought, V Vought, E Shah, AS Khouri
Seminars in Ophthalmology, 2024Taylor & Francis
Purpose To characterize demographics, academic characteristics, and research activity of
academic glaucoma specialists. Methods Faculty demographic and academic data were
recorded for glaucoma specialist faculty from 99 United States ophthalmology residency
programs using institutional websites, Doximity, and LinkedIn. H-index was calculated using
Scopus. Mean and weighted relative citation ratio (RCR), measuring research impact and
productivity, respectively, was determined with the National Institute of Health iCite tool …
Purpose
To characterize demographics, academic characteristics, and research activity of academic glaucoma specialists.
Methods
Faculty demographic and academic data were recorded for glaucoma specialist faculty from 99 United States ophthalmology residency programs using institutional websites, Doximity, and LinkedIn. H-index was calculated using Scopus. Mean and weighted relative citation ratio (RCR), measuring research impact and productivity, respectively, was determined with the National Institute of Health iCite tool.
Results
Most academic glaucoma specialists were men (0.61), located in the Southern United States (0.316), and in practice for less than or equal to 10 years in 2023 (0.324). Twenty-six percent had additional professional degrees, and 11% completed fellowship training in addition to clinical glaucoma. Assistant professor was the most common academic appointment (0.479), and almost a quarter (0.23) had additional positions. Mean h-index (13.3), mean-RCR (1.76), and weighted-RCR (84.0) were consistent with high research productivity and impact. Gender comparison found that men had significantly higher h-index (p < .001), m-RCR (p = .007), w-RCR (p < .001) as compared to women. H-index (p < .001; p < .001; p < .001), m-RCR (p = .006; p < .001; p < .001), and w-RCR (p < .001; p < .001; p < .001) also increased with career duration, academic position, and additional academic appointments, respectively. Additional training was associated with higher h-index (p = .023) and w-RCR (p = .012), but not m-RCR (p = .699).
Conclusion
Higher research activity is significantly associated with higher departmental positions and additional academic appointments. This illustrates the importance of research contributions for academic promotion. Variations in research activity by gender distribution may therefore affect opportunities for career advancement.
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