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Table 2 Scietometric indexes status regarding academicianā€™s individual variables

From: The research performance of Iranian medical academics: a National Analyses

Individual predictors

N

H-index

Citation per paper

Number of published papers

Median (iqr)

Sig.

Sig1*

Median (iqr)

Sig.

Sig1*

Median (iqr)

Sig.

Sig1*

Gender

ā€ƒMale

452

3 (4)

<ā€‰0.02

0.55

4.42 (5.4)

0.04

0.65

11 (17.5)

<ā€‰0.001

0.11

ā€ƒFemale

292

3 (4)

3.6 (4.72)

8 (12.5)

Academic position

ā€ƒInstructor

80

2 (2)

<ā€‰0.001

0.004

3.08 (3.9)

<ā€‰0.001

0.33

4 (4)

<ā€‰0.001

0.009

ā€ƒAssistant Professor

392

2 (3)

3.31 (4.3)

7 (9)

ā€ƒAssociate Professor

174

5 (4)

4.6 (4.5)

15.5 (19)

ā€ƒProfessor

98

9 (7)

7.11 (5.64)

32.5 (46)

General field of study

ā€ƒPublic health

119

3 (4)

<ā€‰0.001

0.008

3.66 (4.2)

<ā€‰0.001

0.47

10 (21)

<ā€‰0.001

<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒNursing

41

2 (2)

2.5 (2.75)

5 (6)

ā€ƒPara-medical

39

3 (2)

4 (4.12)

6 (7)

ā€ƒMedicine

407

4 (4)

4.05 (4.9)

11 (16)

ā€ƒDentistry

48

2 (2)

3.16 (3.54)

4 (6)

ā€ƒPharmacy

56

7 (8.5)

7.88 (6.78)

19.5 (40.5)

ā€ƒOther

20

5.5 (4.5)

5.75 (5.89)

15.5 (39)

ā€ƒUn-related to medical field

14

3.5 (3)

3.23 (5.06)

10.5 (10)

Academic degree

ā€ƒPublic Health PhD

283

4 (6)

<ā€‰0.001

0.3

4.84 (5.58)

<ā€‰0.001

0.93

13 (23)

<ā€‰0.001

0.3

ā€ƒPhD- Pharmacy

30

7.5 (10)

9.08 (6.61)

27.5 (39)

ā€ƒMD Specialty Degree

192

3 (3)

3.67 (4.93)

9 (12)

ā€ƒPhD-Dental

46

2 (2)

3 (3.33)

4 (6)

ā€ƒMD (GP)

4

4.5 (5.5)

5.21 (4.21)

17 (22.5)

ā€ƒMedical Postdoc

98

3.5 (5)

3.7 (4.44)

8.5 (15)

ā€ƒFellow

19

4 (3)

4.6 (6.5)

16 (16)

ā€ƒMSc

72

1.5 (2)

3 (3.55)

4 (4)

  1. *Adjusted p-value by research work history-binary logistic regression