Table 1 Scientific productivity and impact indicators of three centers
| Â | DDRC | EMRC | PSRC | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Impact factor, mean (SD) | 2.71(1.4) | 1.37(0.99) | 1.77(0.77) | 0.0001 |
Received citations, median (interquartile range) | 2(4) | 0(1.25) | 2(4.25) | 0.003 |
Doctoral/master's theses (percentage of total running research projects) | 30(43%) | 17(33%) | 7(30%) | 0.4 |
Multi-centric projects (percentage of total running research projects) | 32(46%) | 18(35%) | 1(4%) | 0.001 |
obtained grants from external funding bodies(percentage of total running research projects) | 18(26%) | 12(24%) | 1(4%) | 0.09 |
seminars held | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |