Purpose Academic medical faculty members are assessed on their research productivity for
hiring, promotion, grant, and award decisions. The current work systematically reviews …

Promotion and tenure (P&T) letters are a key component of the academic advancement
portfolio. Despite their importance, many faculty are not trained to write these letters and …

Background: The Hirsch index (h-index), widely considered a valuable measure of
assessing academic productivity, has been studied in various medical and surgical …

Background The traditional model of promotion and tenure in the health professions relies
heavily on formal scholarship through teaching, research, and service. Institutions consider …

Background The h-index is a measure designed to assess the quantity and significance of
an individual's academic contributions. The objective of this study was to determine whether …

Purpose To evaluate the association between the Hirsch index (a measure of publications
and citations) and academic rank among hand surgeons. Methods This was a cross …

Background Research productivity plays a significant role in academic promotions.
Currently, various bibliometric measures utilizing citation counts are used to judge an …

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between
quantitative measures of academic productivity and academic rank among full-time …

Aim To investigate the contribution of selected types of articles to h-indices of medical
researchers. Methods We used the Web of Science to export the publication records of …

Background The academic productivity of an integrated plastic surgery applicant is strongly
considered during the ranking process but is often difficult to assess. The h-index is a tool …