Effective publication strategies in clinical research

Researchers in Europe are increasingly assessed by their publication metrics. To uncover the effect of quantitative assessment on the publication strategies of clinical researchers in Denmark, we interviewed 9 senior researchers at the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Southern De...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-01, Vol.15 (1), p.e0228438-e0228438
Main Authors: Deutz, Daniella B, Vlachos, Evgenios, Drongstrup, Dorte, Dorch, Bertil F, Wien, Charlotte
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Bibliometrics
Biomedical Research
Career Mobility
Careers
Citations
Clinical trials
Computer and Information Sciences
Consent
Denmark
Efficiency
Hirsch index
Humans
Impact factors
International Cooperation
Interviews
Interviews as Topic
Medical research
Occupations
People and places
Periodicals as Topic
Publishing
Research and Analysis Methods
Research Personnel
Researchers
Scholarly communication
Scholarly publishing
Scientific papers
Scientometrics
Social Sciences
Time
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Summary:Researchers in Europe are increasingly assessed by their publication metrics. To uncover the effect of quantitative assessment on the publication strategies of clinical researchers in Denmark, we interviewed 9 senior researchers at the Department of Clinical Research at the University of Southern Denmark with the lowest and highest values for a, as defined by Hirsch. Our aim is to investigate the importance of these metrics to their academic careers: h-index, number of publications, number of citations, international collaborations, local collaborations, field specific journal publishing and high journal impact factor publishing. To validate our findings we compared their publication record to their statistically analyzed stated publication strategy. Our results indicate two styles of publication strategy used by these senior researchers. Researchers with Low a engage in local collaborations, disseminate knowledge in local media and publish in field specific journals, while researchers with High a engage in international collaborations, invest significant time in publishing in the highest impact journals in their field, and acquire a greater number of citations. Both publication strategies can lead to a successful academic career, yet we have an indication through the h5-index that the practices of the High a group are more likely to nudge the h-index.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0228438