Jia Jinzhong, Shi Peiyao, Guo Congbin, et al. Current status of research paper output and related influencing factors in doctoral candidates majoring in clinical medicine in China[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research, 2026, 25(5): 549-557.
Jia Jinzhong, Shi Peiyao, Guo Congbin, et al. Current status of research paper output and related influencing factors in doctoral candidates majoring in clinical medicine in China[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research, 2026, 25(5): 549-557.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20250116-02240.
Current status of research paper output and related influencing factors in doctoral candidates majoring in clinical medicine in China
To investigate the current status of research paper output among doctoral candidates majoring in clinical medicine in China
as well as its variations across different individual
family
supervisor
and institutional characteristics
and to identify the key influencing factors for research paper output in the context of different learning modes and degree types.
Methods
2
From May to July 2024
a self-designed questionnaire was used to conduct a survey among 1 620 graduating doctoral candidates from 55 training institutions nationwide who majored in clinical medicine and voluntarily participated in the survey. The survey focused on the core indicators including the number of SCI papers
the number of Q1 articles
cumulative impact factor
and the highest impact factor of a single paper. The rank sum test was used for comparison of research paper output between different groups
and the Tweedie regression analysis was used to identify related influencing factors.
Results
2
A median number of 2.00 (1.00
3.00) SCI papers were published by the doctoral candidates majoring in clinical medicine
with a median number of 0.00 (0.00
1.00) Q1 articles. The cumulative impact factor was 7.90 (4.00
15.00)
and the highest impact factor of a single paper was 5.20 (3.40
8.00). There was a significant difference in the impact of sex
learning mode
and degree type on research paper output of the doctoral candidates majoring in clinical medicine (
P
<
0.05). The subgroup regression analyses showed that the research paper output of full-time doctoral candidates was mainly influenced by sex and admission mode
while the application-assessment system and frequency of communication with the supervisor had a significantly greater impact on the research paper output of part-time doctoral candidates. Academic-degree doctoral candidates were significantly driven by family income and the status of "Double First-Class" university
while professional-degree doctoral candidates were constrained by work experience
maternal medical background
and discipline assessment ranking.
Conclusions
2
The research paper output of doctoral candidates majoring in clinical medicine in China is generally robust
but with the existence of quality stratification and group differentiation. Future efforts should focus on the implementation of precise support strategies based on categorized training.
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