Bibliometric data based on the Pharm.D. and Ph.D. degree in United States research-intensive colleges of pharmacy

• Published in: The International journal of pharmacy practice 2021-02, Vol.29 (1), p.78-83
• Main Authors: Burghardt, Kyle J, Howlett, Bradley H, Khoury, Audrey S, Fern, Stephanie M, Burghardt, Paul R
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0961-7671; 2042-7174
• DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12667

The objective of this work was to compare bibliometrics based on doctoral degrees within United States colleges of pharmacy to understand productivity differences. Secondary objectives were to provide quantitative data based on degree that could be utilized by individual faculty, administration and other key stakeholders in academic pharmacy. Bibliometric indices were obtained from Scopus and Web of Science for faculty from research-intensive United States pharmacy schools. Scholarly metrics that included publication number, total citations, highest cited article and H-index were compared between degrees using multivariate regression adjusted for academic rank and years since first publication. A correction for multiple testing was applied. All collected scholarly metrics were higher for Ph.D.-only and Pharm.D./Ph.D. faculty when compared to Pharm.D.-only faculty. Ph.D.-only faculty significantly differed compared to Pharm.D./Ph.D. faculty for Web of Science average citations per document. Differences are apparent between the major doctoral degrees at research-intensive, federally funded colleges of pharmacy; however, these differences were primarily identified for Pharm.D.-only compared to the other doctoral degree types Future work should analyse the potential variables that explain the scholarly metrics differences between degrees and aim to analyse other areas of faculty impact beyond scholarly metrics.