2 Design
We performed a PubMed literature review to better understand the design,
setbacks, and effective use of h-index scores as well as the role it
plays in academic medicine with emphasis on otolaryngology. The search
was performed using key terms ‘h-index’, ‘academic medicine’, ‘research
productivity,’ and ‘scholarly impact’. To target specific otolaryngology
data, the additional terms ‘academic otolaryngology’ and ‘fellowship
training’ were added to the search. Inclusion criteria were original
articles in the English language. Articles were reviewed by multiple
authors and relevant information was extracted to produce review of the
subject. We present findings on the h-index score along with how it
impacts academic medicine with emphasis on otolaryngology and
fellowships within the field paired with guidelines in order to use
h-index scoring effectively.