Is the h-index Predictive of Greater NIH Funding Success Among Academic Radiologists?

Academic Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1337-1340

  Rezek, Issa ^a   McDonald, Robert J ^a   Kallmes, David F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic productivity; Academic Radiology; H index; NIH funding

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; FUNDING; HIRSCH INDEX; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; RADIOLOGY; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053586671     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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