Survey of h-index for neurosurgeons in Saudi Arabia

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Table 1

The h-indices for selected groups of neurosurgeons from Saudi Arabia.

Feature	n (%)	Median	Range	Mean±SD	P-value*
Neurosurgeon’s nationality
Saudi	45 (53.6)	1	0-20	4.00±5.39	0.0949 (NS)
Non-Saudi	39 (46.4)	4	0-33	6.23±6.70
Neurosurgical certification origin
International	69 (82.1)	3	0-33	5.57±6.42	0.0871 (NS)
Saudi	15 (17.9)	1	0-12	2.60±3.48
Neurosurgical certification year
<2001	60 (71.4)	5	0-33	6.57±6.54	0.0002 (Sig)
≥2001	24 (28.6)	0.5	0-6	1.21±1.72
Neurosurgical center region
Central region	44 (52.4)	4	0-20	5.64±5.95	0.3475 (NS)
Other 2 regions	40 (47.6)	2	0-33	4.38±6.27
Western region	23 (27.4)	2	0-33	4.96±7.69	0.9417 (NS)
Other 2 regions	61 (72.6)	3	0-20	5.07±5.45
Eastern region	17 (20.2)	2	0-10	3.59±3.64	0.2772 (NS)
Other 2 regions	67 (79.8)	3	0-33	5.40±6.55
Neurosurgical center
KFSHRC Hospitals	12 (14.3)	10.5	0-33	10.75±9.27	0.0003 (Sig)
All other hospitals	72 (85.7)	2	0-20	4.08±4.87
University hospitals	21 (25)	7	0-20	6.67±5.29	0.1573 (NS)
All other hospitals	63 (75)	2	0-33	4.49±6.29
National Guard Hospitals	9 (10.7)	4	0-19	6.33±6.18	0.5035 (NS)
All other hospitals	75 (89.3)	2	0-33	4.88±6.11
Armed Forces Hospitals	8 (9.5)	1	0-16	4.13±6.22	0.6618 (NS)
All other hospitals	76 (90.5)	3	0-33	5.13±6.12
Ministry of Health Hospitals	26 (31)	1	0-9	1.69±2.33	0.0005 (Sig)
All other hospitals	58 (69)	4	0-33	6.53±6.66
Remaining hospitals	8 (9.5)	1	0-7	2.50±2.78	0.2189 (NS)
All other hospitals	76 (90.5)	3	0-33	5.30±6.30
NS - not significant, Sig - significant, KFSHRC - King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center, Rezmaining hospitals - Security Forces Hospital, ARAMCO, and 5 private hospitals