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ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society

Research productivity of ophthalmology residents in Saudi Arabia: A comprehensive analysis.

Waleed K Alsarhani, Yahya Alyahya, Abeer A Alkhodier, Ahmed S Al Zomia, Raed Alnutaifi, Motazz A Alarfaj, Rahaf M Al Malawi, Hind M Alkatan

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Waleed K AlsarhaniDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Yahya AlyahyaDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer A AlkhodierCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed S Al ZomiaAseer Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Raed AlnutaifiCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Motazz A AlarfajDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Rahaf M Al MalawiCollege of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hind M AlkatanDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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purposeThe purpose of the study was to assess the research productivity of ophthalmology residents in Saudi Arabia and identify factors associated with significant research output.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional study of ophthalmology training programs across Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2019.

resultsThe study included 225 ophthalmology residents, with a mean number of publications of 3.25 ± 4.59 and an average h-index of 1.20 ± 1.38. Statistically significant differences were observed between training programs in the mean number of publications (

conclusionThis study underscores the variability in research productivity among ophthalmology residents and highlights the influence of training programs, fellowship ambitions, and academic aspirations on research output.

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Academic ophthalmologyh-indexophthalmology residentsresearchtraining

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PMCPMC13082549

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