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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2021

Assessment of the Academic Productivity of Plastic Surgeons in Saudi Arabia Using the

Qutaiba N M Shah Mardan, Mohamed Amir Mrad, Taghreed R Alhumsi, Mohammed A Almarghoub, Mohammad B Alsavaf, Ruah M Alsaghier, Abdullah E Kattan

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  2. Factors Influencing the Choice of Plastic Surgery as a Specialty in Saudi Arabia.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Qutaiba N M Shah MardanPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed Amir MradPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Taghreed R AlhumsiDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A AlmarghoubPlastic Surgery Division, King Abdullah Bin Abdukaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad B AlsavafCollege of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Ruah M AlsaghierCollege of Applied Health Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Abdullah E KattanDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

methodIn this cross-sectional study, an electronic questionnaire was sent to 156 board-certified plastic surgeons practicing in Saudi Arabia. Using their names, we conducted an online search on Scopus, Semantic scholar, and Google scholar to calculate their

resultsA total of 84 surgeons participated in this study, of whom 83.3% were men. Our sample scored a mean index of 1.7 and published a mean of 5 articles. More publications and a higher academic rank predicted a higher

conclusionsMore publications and a higher rank predicted increased academic productivity among the plastic surgeons in Saudi Arabia. Despite its limitations,

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