Publication productivity among international medical graduates and U.S. medical graduates in neurosurgery: A comparative assessment using the arms race control score
Among applicants who match into neurosurgery residency programs in the U.S, IMGs demonstrate higher publication count and higher research effort compared to US MDs. The proportion of high-effort publications relative to total publication output did not differ among groups.
Authors
- Sruthi Ranganathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0684-4263)
- Gilberto Pérez Rodríguez García
- Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1054-9414)
- Brett Henshey
- Robert H. Rosenwasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1875-9923)
- Pascal M. Jabbour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8965-2413)
- Aaron Segura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0735-6977)
- Victor Gabriel El-Hajj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-761X)
- Joanna M. Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4829-1869)
- Saarang Patel
- Basel Musmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4910-6090)
- Christian Bowers
- Samit Sen
- Rithvik Naga Ganti
- M. Reid Gooch
- Omar M.M. Mansoor
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Hurley Medical Center (US)
- Jefferson Hospital (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2026.109383
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 68.91