The use of the h-index in academic otolaryngology.

Objective/hypothesis: The h-index is an objective and easily calculable measure that can be used to evaluate both the relevance and amount of scientific contributions of an individual author. Our objective was to examine how the h-index of academic otolaryngologists relates with academic rank.

Study Design: A descriptive and correlational design was used for analysis of academic otolaryngologists' h-indices using the Scopus database.