##  [1] "Dept_Name"       "Dept #"          "Total personnel" "Consultants"    
##  [5] "HDR Trained"     "HDR T (%)"       "Academic appts." "Ac. App. (%)"   
##  [9] "Male"            "Female"          "Research Staff"  "HDR students"   
## [13] "Publications"    "Citations"       "h-index"         "Int. study"     
## [17] "Int. study (%)"  "Intl. collab."
Univariate and Multivariable Model: Publications
Predictor
Univariate
Multivariable
R Beta (95% CI) P (UV) R Beta (95% CI) P (MV)
Personnel 0.336 0.113 16.17 (-9.81 to 42.16) 0.203 NA NA
Consultants 0.227 0.052 12.88 (-18.80 to 44.56) 0.398 NA NA
HDR Trained (%) 0.589 0.347 8.31 (1.77 to 14.85) 0.016* 0.589 0.347 8.31 (1.77 to 14.85) 0.016*
Academic Appointment (%) 0.502 0.252 7.14 (0.09 to 14.19) 0.048* NA NA
Sex, male (%) 0.252 0.064 3.46 (-4.14 to 11.05) 0.345 NA NA
Research Staff (y/n) −0.013 0.000 -7.38 (-339.76 to 325.00) 0.963 NA NA
HDR Students (y/n) −0.039 0.002 -21.00 (-328.92 to 286.92) 0.886 NA NA
International Qualification (%) 0.268 0.072 4.49 (-4.74 to 13.72) 0.315 NA NA
International Collaboration (median %) 0.323 0.104 8.13 (-5.55 to 21.80) 0.223 NA NA
P values marked with ‘*’ were included in stepwise regression modelling (P<0.05 defined significance).
a Total number of personnel within surgical department
b Percent of consultants per department with a higher degree by research (MPhil or PhD)
c Percent of consultants per department with Associate Professor or Professor status
d Percent of consultants per department who completed any part of their training overseas
e Median percent of research publications with international collaborators value, per department
Univariate and Multivariable Model: Citations
Predictor
Univariate
Multivariable
R Beta (95% CI) P (UV) R Beta (95% CI) P (MV)
Personnel 0.224 0.050 610.90 (-915.51 to 2137.31) 0.405 NA NA
Consultants 0.232 0.054 746.62 (-1049.31 to 2542.55) 0.388 NA NA
HDR Trained (%) 0.417 0.174 334.58 (-82.86 to 752.01) 0.108* NA NA
Academic Appointment (%) 0.229 0.053 185.04 (-265.35 to 635.42) 0.393 NA NA
Sex, male (%) 0.120 0.014 93.17 (-349.15 to 535.50) 0.658 NA NA
Research Staff (y/n) −0.064 0.004 -2098.36 (-20927.29 to 16730.56) 0.815 NA NA
HDR Students (y/n) −0.215 0.046 -6554.25 (-23636.43 to 10527.93) 0.424 NA NA
International Qualification (%) 0.332 0.110 315.43 (-197.65 to 828.51) 0.208 NA NA
International Collaboration (median %) 0.432 0.186 617.36 (-122.32 to 1357.05) 0.095* NA NA
P values marked with ‘*’ were included in stepwise regression modelling (P<0.05 defined significance).
a Total number of personnel within surgical department
b Percent of consultants per department with a higher degree by research (MPhil or PhD)
c Percent of consultants per department with Associate Professor or Professor status
d Percent of consultants per department who completed any part of their training overseas
e Median percent of research publications with international collaborators value, per department
Univariate and Multivariable Model: h-index
Predictor
Univariate
Multivariable
R Beta (95% CI) P (UV) R Beta (95% CI) P (MV)
Personnel −0.004 0.000 -0.01 (-1.18 to 1.17) 0.989 NA NA
Consultants −0.220 0.048 -0.53 (-1.88 to 0.82) 0.414 NA NA
HDR Trained (%) 0.552 0.305 0.33 (0.04 to 0.62) 0.027* 0.701 0.491 0.29 (0.03 to 0.55) 0.030*
Academic Appointment (%) 0.387 0.150 0.23 (-0.09 to 0.55) 0.138* NA NA
Sex, male (%) 0.264 0.069 0.15 (-0.17 to 0.48) 0.324 NA NA
Research Staff (y/n) 0.077 0.006 1.91 (-12.18 to 16.00) 0.776 NA NA
HDR Students (y/n) −0.104 0.011 -2.37 (-15.41 to 10.66) 0.702 NA NA
International Qualification (%) 0.520 0.271 0.37 (0.02 to 0.72) 0.039* NA NA
International Collaboration (median %) 0.508 0.258 0.54 (0.02 to 1.07) 0.044* 0.701 0.491 0.47 (0.00 to 0.93) 0.048*
P values marked with ‘*’ were included in stepwise regression modelling (P<0.05 defined significance).
a Total number of personnel within surgical department
b Percent of consultants per department with a higher degree by research (MPhil or PhD)
c Percent of consultants per department with Associate Professor or Professor status
d Percent of consultants per department who completed any part of their training overseas
e Median percent of research publications with international collaborators value, per department