Analysis of the experience and the four bibliometric outcomes, as a whole and according to the researchers' continental origin and their rate of growth
| American researchers (N=76) Median (IQR) | European researchers (N=21) Median (IQR) | Australasian* researchers (N=10) Median (IQR) | p Value† | Group C rate of growth researchers (N=46) Median (IQR) | Group B rate of growth researchers (N=43) Median (IQR) | Group A rate of growth researchers (N=18) Median (IQR) | p Value† | Total (N=107) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years of experience | 17 (11) | 17 (17) | 21 (9) | 0.20 | 20 (14) | 16 (10) | 18 (11) | 0.60 | 18 (12) |
| Number of papers published | 42 (56) | 46 (64) | 35 (71) | 0.93 | 25 (28) | 45 (41) | 142 (90) | <0.001 | 42 (54) |
| Number of citations received | 343 (776) | 284 (992) | 357 (546) | 0.40 | 178 (305) | 443 (60) | 1867 (1665) | <0.001 | 329 (570) |
| Cumulated impact factor | 150 (269) | 200 (412) | 126 (206) | 0.88 | 69 (144) | 159 (190) | 762 (732) | <0.001 | 151 (273) |
| h-index | 10 (10) | 8 (13) | 10 (7) | 0.46 | 6 (6) | 10 (8) | 22 (9) | <0.001 | 10 (9) |
*Includes Hong Kong and Singapore. †p value was calculated by the Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test.