Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study (n=396)

Variables Handling editors Corresponding authors
Citations of publications, mean (SD) 24,334.62 (30,121.88) 9,844.40 (21,014.37)
H-index, mean (SD) 57.18 (30.65) 33.38 (28.86)
GNI per capita, dollars, mean (SD) 48,874.34 (18,102.60) 47,535.24 (18,935.25)
Number of publications, mean (SD) 255.18 (239.16) 143.91 (244.10)
Duration of research career, year, mean (SD) 17.51 (6.46) 16.28 (8.02)
Number of publications from the affiliation, mean (SD) 6,114.95 (4,427.98) 4,888.58 (3,833.73)
Abbreviations: GNI, gross national income; SD, standard deviation.