Academic Productivity of Neurosurgeons Working in the United Kingdom: Insights from the H-Index and Its Variants

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 287-293

  Jamjoom, Aimun A B ^a   Wiggins, A N ^a   Loan, J J M ^b   Emelifeoneu, J ^a   Fouyas, I P ^a   Brennan, P M ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; h index; Neurosurgery; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AWARDS AND PRIZES; CONSULTATION; GENDER; HUMAN; NEUROSURGEON; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRODUCTIVITY; UNITED KINGDOM; ALGORITHM; BIBLIOMETRICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; INTERNET; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLISHING; SEARCH ENGINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALGORITHMS; BIBLIOMETRICS; COHORT STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEUROSURGEONS; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLISHING; SEARCH ENGINE;

EID: 84959503429     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.041     Document Type: Article

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