ABSTRACT

Purpose

To analyze research productivity, as assessed by the National Institutes of Health-supported relative citation ratio (RCR), for a cohort of Southern academic ophthalmologists.

Design

A descriptive and cross-sectional design was used. Data on gender, academic rank (assigned as an assistant professor, associate professor, professor, or degrees, and career duration were collected using online resources. Research yield was quantified using mean and weighted RCR data queried from the iCite database. Significant between-group differences were calculated using the Mann–Whitney U-test and the Kruskal–Wallis test.

Settings

Practicing academic ophthalmologists at Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited ophthalmology programs in the Southern United States (n = 1018).

Results

For all Southern academic ophthalmologists, median mean RCR was 0.90 (IQR 0.18–1.71) and median weighted RCR was 5.12 (IQR 0.34–33.18). Advanced academic rank and PhD acquisition were significantly associated with increased mean and weighted RCR. After exclusion of faculty within the “other” category, median mean RCR was 1.12 (IQR 0.54–1.80) and median weighted RCR was 11.65 (IQR 2.03–45.58). Furthermore, effects of career duration and gender emerged. Ophthalmologists with longer careers had significantly higher mean and weighted RCR than their younger counterparts. Males had significantly higher mean and weighted RCR than females.

Conclusions

Academic rank and attainment of a PhD degree were correlated with increased research productivity. When analyses focused exclusively on faculty not in the “other” subgroup, male gender, and lengthier career were associated with increased mean and weighted RCR, the former of which potentially highlights differences in professional advancement between genders.

摘要

目的

分析由美国国立卫生研究院支持的相对引用率 (RCR) 评估的一组南方学术眼科医师的研究生产力。

设计

使用了描述性和横截面设计。使用在线资源收集有关性别、学术等级（分配为助理教授、副教授、教授或学位）和职业持续时间的数据。使用从 iCite 数据库查询的平均和加权 RCR 数据量化研究成果。组间显着使用 Mann-Whitney U检验和 Kruskal-Wallis 检验计算差异。

设置

在美国南部研究生医学教育认可的眼科项目认证委员会从事学术眼科医师（n = 1018）。

结果

对于所有南方学术眼科医生，中位平均 RCR 为 0.90（IQR 0.18-1.71），中位加权 RCR 为 5.12（IQR 0.34-33.18）。高级学术等级和博士获得与增加的平均和加权 RCR 显着相关。在“其他”类别中排除教师后，中位平均 RCR 为 1.12（IQR 0.54-1.80），中位加权 RCR 为 11.65（IQR 2.03-45.58）。此外，职业期限和性别的影响也出现了。与年轻同行相比，职业生涯较长的眼科医生的平均和加权 RCR 显着更高。男性的平均和加权 RCR 明显高于女性。

结论

学术等级和博士学位的获得与研究生产力的提高相关。当分析只关注不属于“其他”亚组的教师时，男性和更长的职业生涯与平均和​​加权 RCR 增加有关，前者可能突出性别之间专业发展的差异。