Background: Gender disparities in academic promotion and leadership are well
documented. Scholarly impact is essential for promotion. The Hirsch-index (h-index) is a …

Background A scholar's h-index is defined as the number of h papers published, each of
which has been cited at least h times. We hypothesized that the h-index strongly correlates …

Background The h-index is a commonly used bibliometric in academic medicine which
enumerates the number of publications (h) that have been cited h times. Recent …

Importance Despite equal numbers of men and women entering medical school, women are
underrepresented in the upper echelons of academic medicine and receive less …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether there is a gender difference in scholarly productivity
among academic gynecologic oncologists. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, the …

Objective The Hirsch Index (h-index) and m-index are often utilized to assess academic
productivity and have been widely found to have a positive association with academic …

Background This study aims to examine potential disparities in scholarly performance based
on sex, academic rank, leadership positions, and regional distribution of faculty in accredited …

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 …

Objectives The h-index has utility in examining the contributions of faculty members by
quantifying both the amount and the quality of research output and as such is a metric in …

Introduction Academic productivity is an important determinant for promotion. However, the
measurement of academic productivity is ill-defined. The aim of this study is to demonstrate …