Characteristics of general and high-impact medical researchers
| | General researchers (n=241) | High-impact researchers (n=246) |
| No (%) | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 109 (45.2) | 159 (64.6) |
| Female | 70 (29.1) | 82 (33.3) |
| Unknown/unavailable* | 62 (25.7) | 5 (2.0) |
| Affiliation | ||
| Academia/hospital | 236 (97.9) | 213 (86.6) |
| Government | 3 (1.2) | 10 (4.1) |
| Non-governmental or non-profit | 1 (0.4) | 12 (4.9) |
| Industry | 1 (0.4) | 7 (2.9) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) |
| Unknown/unavailable | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) |
| Training† | ||
| MD | 120 (49.8) | 166 (67.5) |
| PhD only | 58 (24.1) | 61 (24.8) |
| Other degree only | 3 (1.2) | 5 (2.0) |
| Unknown/unavailable | 60 (24.9) | 14 (5.7) |
| Region | ||
| African region | 3 (1.2) | 4 (1.6) |
| Region of the Americas | 62 (25.7) | 144 (58.5) |
| South-East Asia Region | 13 (5.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| European Region | 76 (31.5) | 67 (27.2) |
| Eastern Mediterranean Region | 18 (7.5) | 4 (1.6) |
| Western Pacific Region | 69 (28.6) | 25 (10.2) |
| Unknown/unavailable | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) |
| H-Index, median (IQR) | 11.0 (3.0–23.0) | 38.5 (22.0–64.0) |
| Years since first publication, median (IQR) | 15.0 (7.0–25.0) | 22.5 (14.3–32.0) |
| No of articles per author, median (IQR) | ||
| First and senior author articles | 2 (1–5) | 4 (2–8) |
| Senior author articles only | 2 (1–4) | 4 (2–8) |
| First author articles only | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) |
| Corresponding author articles (first or senior) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (0–4) |
*Institutional profile was not available or author gender could not be determined through an institutional profile.
†MD, with or without other degrees; a PhD, with or without other degrees (excluding MD); or any other degrees.