Lehrl S. "The citation frequency for prominent researchers in German otorhinolaryngology over 10 years " HNO, 53 (5): 415-422 MAY 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail : S. Lehrl : siegfried.lehrl at psych.imed.uni-erlangen.de

Author(s): Lehrl, S

Title: The citation frequency for prominent researchers in German
otorhinolaryngology over 10 years

Source: HNO, 53 (5): 415-422 MAY 2005

Language: German                Document Type: Review
Cited Reference Count: 27       Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
Background. In 1995, 18 scientists involved in research on
otorhinolaryngology in Germany (median of age 55 years; one woman) entered
the Who is Who of German medical research because of their top citation
rates in the worldwide Science Citation Index (SCI). Their publications
were cited about 12 times as often as those colleagues with an habilitation
or professorship. Are their publications equally important in International
research activity 10 years later?
Methods. Investigations were carried out using SCI 2002.
Results. Seventeen if the former stars still publish from Germany. Their
total citation rate has remained almost unchanged.
Conclusions: The stability and the large individual differences in citation
rates indicate that a personal dimension is present, here called "research
talent", i.e. the ability to produce research of high quality.
Internationally highly successful researchers research their maximum
productivity at about 40 years of age and maintain it even after official
retirement. Therefore, there is little risk in promoting them and their
projects. Moreover, they serve as examples for their colleagues and the
rising scientific generation on how to do internationally successful
research.

Addresses: Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Klin Psychiat & Psychotherapie, Bereich
Med Psychol & Med Soziol, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany

Reprint Address: Lehrl, S, Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Klin Psychiat &
Psychotherapie, Bereich Med Psychol & Med Soziol, Schwabachanlage 6, D-
91054 Erlangen, Germany.

E-mail Address: siegfried.lehrl at psych.imed.uni-erlangen.de

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