Original Research
Saturday, November 11, 2023
11:30 AM–01:00 PM
Abstract
Introduction:
Evaluation of academic community contributions to biomedical research is essential to maintenance and improvement of the world’s health. Many dual-degree programs have been developed in pharmacy academia to enhance research, but limited data exists to the bibliometrics of these dual-degree faculties.
Research Question or Hypothesis: To quantify journal and faculty metrics among U.S. Department of Pharmacy Practice tenure track (DPP-TT) dual-degree faculty over a 10-year period.
Study Design: Descriptive
Methods: A search of PubMed was performed of dual-degree DPP-TT faculty from 01/01/10-12/31/19. DPP-TT faculty housed in DPP were determined through online published faculty rosters in American Association Colleges of Pharmacy rosters or college/school internet site. For each DPP-TT faculty publication the journal name, journal impact factor (JIF), and number of citations were collected. DPP-TT faculty members’ h-index and National Institutes of Health (NIH) iCite weighted Relative Citation Ratio (RCR) value were determined. Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance were used to compare data across demographic strata.
Results: Eighty-six institutions employed 347 dual-degree pharmacy practice faculty that produced 6627 publications. The number of citations/publications was (mean±SD) 37.8±86.8 cited most frequently in pharmacy education and practice, drug therapy and medicine journals with a JIF of 6.4±14.1. Individual faculty h-index was 14.7±12.5 with a mean NIH iCite weighted RCR of 54.8±87.6. The majority of dual-degrees were the Pharm.D. /Ph.D. that had equivalent bibliometrics to the other aggregated 32 dual-degrees.
Conclusion: DPP-TT dual-degree faculty are frequently publishing in the pharmacy and medical literature and the resultant scholarly productivity is contributing to the advancement of science and health.
Presenting Author
Rebecca Henkels B.S.University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT
Authors
Kibum Kim Ph.D., M.S.
University of Utah- Salt Lake City
Mark Munger PharmD
Casey Tak Ph.D.
University of Utah- Salt Lake City