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Author Impact Metrics in Communication Sciences and Disorder Research.
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Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR [J Speech Lang Hear Res] 2017 Sep 18; Vol. 60 (9), pp. 2704-2724. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose was to examine author-level impact metrics for faculty in the communication sciences and disorder research field across a variety of databases.<br />Method: Author-level impact metrics were collected for faculty from 257 accredited universities in the United States and Canada. Three databases (i.e., Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Scopus) were utilized.<br />Results: Faculty expertise was in audiology (24.4%; n = 490) and speech-language pathology (75.6%; n = 1,520). Women comprised 68.1% of faculty, and men comprised 31.9% of faculty. The percentage of faculty in the field of communication sciences and disorders identified in each database was 10.5% (n = 212), 44.0% (n = 885), and 84.4% (n = 1,696) for Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Scopus, respectively. In general, author-level impact metrics were positively skewed. Metric values increased significantly with increasing academic rank (p < .05), were greater for men versus women (p < .05), and were greater for those in audiology versus speech-language pathology (p < .05). There were statistically significant positive correlations between all author-level metrics (p < .01).<br />Conclusions: These author-level metrics may serve as a benchmark for scholarly production of those in the field of communication sciences and disorders and may assist with professional identity management, tenure and promotion review, grant applications, and employment.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1558-9102
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28815261
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-H-16-0458