ArticleDeutsches Arzteblatt international2012
Publications by doctoral candidates at Charité University Hospital, Berlin, from 1998-2008.
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- Investigation on the acquisition of scientific competences during medical studies and the medical doctoral thesis.GMS journal for medical education · 2018Article
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- Imbalances of the impact factor.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2012Article
- Publication-based doctorate is problematic as a standard procedure.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2012Article
- Undergraduate medical education as a foundation for health care and research.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2012Article
- Master's and doctoral theses in family medicine and their publication output, Suez Canal University, Egypt.Journal of family medicine and primary careArticle
- The Absence of International Standardized Quality Criteria in Doctorate Programs in Surgery: A Survey Study.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOne quality parameter of medical theses is the number of articles published by the doctoral candidates. Over the course of the past decade the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin has taken steps to improve the quality of the theses completed by its doctoral students in medicine and increase their publication activity. This study was designed to verify the efficacy of these measures and to detect general trends.
methodMedical theses completed in 1998, 2004 and 2008 (sample size >250 for each year) were retrospectively analyzed with regard to associated publications within a 7-year period (from 5 years before completion to 2 years thereafter). Quality and quantity were recorded. Publications found in the PubMed database were evaluated; the impact factor of the publishing journal was used as quality parameter.
resultsThe sample sizes were 264 for 1998, 316 for 2004, and 316 for 2008. The number of publications per doctoral student increased from 0.78 to 1.39 over the course of the study period, and the average impact factor rose from 2.42 to 3.62. Analysis using the current impact factors of the publishing journals showed an increase from 3.13 to 3.85. The proportion of case reports fell from 12.7% to 8%. The proportion of first authorships remained about the same.
conclusionThe past decade has seen an increase in the number of publications by doctoral students at the Charité and a rise in the average impact factor of the journals concerned.
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