Factors influencing scholarly impact: Does urology fellowship training affect research output?

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 345-352

  Kasabwala, Khushabu ^a   Morton, Christopher M ^a   Svider, Peter F ^c   Nahass, Thomas A ^b   Anderson Eloy, Jean ^a,d,e   Jackson Rosario, Imani ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

^e NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic promotion; fellowship training; research output; research productivity; scholarly productivity; urology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CHILD UROLOGY; H INDEX; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIST; UROLOGY; EDUCATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EID: 84899972075     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: 18787452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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