Predictors of future research productivity among ophthalmology residents

To investigate the characteristics of first-year ophthalmology residents associated with high research productivity in twelve years.All first-year ophthalmology residents in the United States (US) in 2009 listed by institutional websites were identified. Publications were obtained from Scopus and Google Scholar, h-indices were calculated, and medical school characteristics such as research productivity, region, rank, and average USMLE Steps 1...