• World Neurosurg · Oct 2024

    Senior Mentorship and Scholarly Success: Assessing Influences on Successful Neurosurgery Residency Applicant's H-index.

    • Maxon Bassett, Garrett Dyess, Qays Aljabi, Avery Thomas, Harris Bolus, Mohammed Ghalib, Danner Butler, Adnan Shahid, Sudhir Suggala, Jai Thakur, and Richard Menger.
    • The University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Electronic address: mlb2222@jagmail.southalbama.edu.
    • World Neurosurg. 2024 Oct 1; 190: e41e45e41-e45.

    BackgroundResearch productivity is on the rise as neurosurgical residency positions become increasingly competitive. We explored the relationship between neurosurgical residency applicant's senior author's research productivity and matching into a neurosurgery residency program.MethodsA retrospective analysis of bibliometric data for applicants who matched into neurosurgery in 2022-2023 and their senior authors was conducted using Scopus.ResultsLogistic regression revealed a significant association between h-index values and top 40 match outcomes (P = 0.038). The maximum h-index of senior authors significantly predicted matches at top 40 programs (P = 0.003). Affiliation with a top 40 medical school increased both applicant and senior author h-indices (P = 0.05, P < 0.001 respectively). Linear regression of the maximum h-index of senior authors in preresidency publications explained 42% of this variability (P < 0.001). A multiple linear regression model incorporating this with publication number elucidated 69% of the variance in interns' h-index. Authorship data categorized as first, second, and third author positions showed 1847 first author, 1417 second author, and 118 third author publications over 2-years. Applicants at top 40 residency programs had more first and second author publications compared to those from nontop 40 programs (P = 0.0158, P = 0.0275).ConclusionsThere is a strong correlation between a neurosurgical applicant's academic output and that of their senior authors. The number of publications and the maximum h-index of senior authors significantly predict applicant h-indices. We also demonstrated that there is a significant difference in the academic productivity of applicants and senior authors of applicants who successfully match into a top 40 i(h)5 rated neurosurgical residency.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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