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- Title
The Relative Citation Ratio: An Impartial Assessment of Productivity in Academic Otolaryngologists.
- Authors
Mendiratta, Dhruv; Herzog, Isabel; Vought, Rita; Vought, Victoria; Singh, Rohan; Kodali, Nilesh; Patel, Prayag; Eloy, Jean Anderson
- Abstract
Objectives: Quantification of academic productivity relies on bibliometric measurements, such as the Hirsch index (h‐index). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently developed the relative citation ratio (RCR), an article‐level, citation‐driven metric that compares researchers with others within their respective fields. Our study is the first to compare the usage of RCR in academic otolaryngology. Study Design: Retrospective Database Review. Methods: Academic otolaryngology residency programs were identified using the 2022 Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. Demographic and training data were collected for surgeons using institutional websites. RCR was calculated using the NIH iCite tool, and h‐index was calculated using Scopus. Mean RCR (m‐RCR) is the average score of the author's articles. Weighted RCR (w‐RCR) is the sum of all article scores. These derivatives are a measure of impact and output, respectively. The career duration of a physician was categorized into the following cohorts: 0–10, 11–20, 21–30, and 31+ years. Results: A total of 1949 academic otolaryngologists were identified. Men had higher h‐indices and w‐RCRs than women (both p less than 0.001). m‐RCR was not different between genders (p = 0.083). There was a difference in h‐index and w‐RCR (both p less than 0.001) among the career duration cohorts, but there was no difference in m‐RCR among the cohorts (p = 0.416). The faculty rank professor was the greatest for all metrics (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Critics of the h‐index argue that it is reflective of the time a researcher has spent in the field, instead of impact. The RCR may reduce historic bias against women and younger otolaryngologists. Level of Evidence: NA Laryngoscope, 134:592–599, 2024
- Subjects
NATIONAL Institutes of Health (U.S.); OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS; H-index (Citation analysis); RESEARCH personnel; DATABASE design; DATABASES
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2024, Vol 134, Issue 2, p592
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/lary.30876