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Evaluation of the academic productivity of the top 100 worldwide physicians in the field of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery using the Google Scholar h-index as the bibliometrics ranking system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2019

M T Kalcioglu ,
Y Ileri ,
O I Ozdamar ,
U Yilmaz  and
M Tekin
M T Kalcioglu*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
Y Ileri
Affiliation:
Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
O I Ozdamar
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
U Yilmaz
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
M Tekin
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Prof M Tayyar Kalcioglu, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Dr Erkin Street, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +90 212 2874002
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Abstract

Objective

The top 100 physicians of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery worldwide were investigated using the Google Scholar h-index.

Method

Although there are various bibliometrics ranking systems that present the academic quantity and quality of scientists’ published articles, the h-index is the most popular and widely accepted. In this study, Google Scholar was used to search all the keywords involving all the subspecialties of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery, with the aim of identifying as many physicians as possible. Obtaining the Google Scholar h-index and citations is not possible for scientists who do not have Google Scholar accounts. Thus, only those with Google Scholar accounts were included.

Results

The average h-index of all 100 physicians enrolled in the study was 37.83, with a range of 25–81.

Conclusion

The current study details the academic impact of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery physicians worldwide based on the Google Scholar h-index.

Keywords

Academic DatabaseBibliometricsSpecialistsOtolaryngology
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 132 , Issue 12 , December 2018 , pp. 1097 - 1101
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited, 2019 

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Footnotes

Prof M T Kalcioglu takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

Presented at the International Federation of ORL Societies ENT World Congress, 24–28 June 2017, Paris, France, and at the 5th Turkish National Otology and Neurotology Congress, 4–7 May 2017, Antalya, Turkey.

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