You have accessJournal of UrologyEducation Research IV (PD24)1 Sep 2021PD24-04 RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPACT OF CANADIAN ACADEMIC UROLOGISTS: NATIONAL TRENDS IN ACADEMIC METRICS AS IT RELATES TO GENDER, SUBSPECIALTY, AND FACULTY APPOINTMENT Rebecca Power, Jason Hearn, Stuti Tanya, Sanjay Sharma, Ashley Cox, and Micheal Organ Rebecca PowerRebecca Power More articles by this author , Jason HearnJason Hearn More articles by this author , Stuti TanyaStuti Tanya More articles by this author , Sanjay SharmaSanjay Sharma More articles by this author , Ashley CoxAshley Cox More articles by this author , and Micheal OrganMicheal Organ More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002017.04AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: There are multiple metrics of academic success and productivity. The objective of this study was to quantify research productivity of academic Canadian urologists on the basis of h-index, number of citations, and publications as they correlate with gender, subspecialty, and faculty appointment. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of academic urologists from Canadian academic institutions with a postgraduate program in urology. Academic urologists and faculty appointments were identified from university websites. Gender was determined from publicly available physician databases. H-indices, number of citations, and publications were collected from Scopus. Descriptive, univariate, and multivariate statistics were used to analyze the relationship of h-index, number of citations, and publications with faculty appointment, subspecialty, and gender. RESULTS: A total of 242 academic urologists were identified. The means were 16.4±16.7 for h-index, 1995±402 for number of citations, and 79±157 for number of publications per individual. The sub-speciality of uro-oncology had the highest academic metrics. Full professor appointments had significantly higher h-indices (p<0.001). There were large discrepancies noted in gender; male urologists had significantly higher h-indices (p=0.006), 94.2% of urology professors were male, and the sub-specialities of male fertility and transplant had no female representation in the collected database. Female reconstruction (28.0%) and paediatrics (27.8%) had the greatest female representation, as well as the second and third highest h-indices, among all subspecialties. CONCLUSIONS: There are large gender disparities in faculty appointment and academic metrics in Canadian urology. This study is the first to show that subspecialities with higher female representation maintain a high level of research productivity as measured by h-index, number of citations, and publications. Source of Funding: This project was not funded by any institution or corporation © 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 206Issue Supplement 3September 2021Page: e427-e427 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Rebecca Power More articles by this author Jason Hearn More articles by this author Stuti Tanya More articles by this author Sanjay Sharma More articles by this author Ashley Cox More articles by this author Micheal Organ More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Loading ...