Significant Decrease in Scientific Performance after Completing Habilitation as an Academic Milestone: A Bibliometric Analysis of 742 Web of Science Profiles with Focus on Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeons
Bibliometric analysis reveals significant decline in scientific performance post-habilitation in German orthopedic surgeons and traumatologists, highlighting gender disparities.
Key Points
Scientific performance significantly declines after completing habilitation, with over 35% experiencing a drop exceeding 50%.
Using normalized citation percentiles, the study analyzed 742 profiles, confirming the drop with a statistically significant p-value of less than 0.001.
This bibliometric analysis included periods before and after habilitation, focusing on factors like gender and subject area.
The results suggest that achieving this academic milestone may decrease motivation for continued scientific output, particularly among men.