Ihsan Ekin Demir1,2,3, Güralp O Ceyhan2, Helmut Friess4,5. 1. Department of Surgery, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. 2. Department of General Surgery, HPB-Unit, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey. 3. German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany. 4. Department of Surgery, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. helmut.friess@tum.de. 5. German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany. helmut.friess@tum.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgeons are frequently compared in terms of their publication activity to members of other disciplines who publish in journals with naturally higher impact factors. The time intensity of daily clinical duties in surgery is yet not comparable to that of these competitor disciplines. PURPOSE: Here, we aimed to critically comment on ways for improving the academic productivity of university surgerons. CONCLUSIONS: To ensure high-quality science in surgery, it is imperative that surgeons actively ask for and generate the time for high-quality research. This necessitates coordinated and combined efforts of leading university surgeons at the political level and effective presentation of the magnificent studies performed by young and talented university surgeons.
BACKGROUND: Surgeons are frequently compared in terms of their publication activity to members of other disciplines who publish in journals with naturally higher impact factors. The time intensity of daily clinical duties in surgery is yet not comparable to that of these competitor disciplines. PURPOSE: Here, we aimed to critically comment on ways for improving the academic productivity of university surgerons. CONCLUSIONS: To ensure high-quality science in surgery, it is imperative that surgeons actively ask for and generate the time for high-quality research. This necessitates coordinated and combined efforts of leading university surgeons at the political level and effective presentation of the magnificent studies performed by young and talented university surgeons.