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Swedish biomedical PhD examination: an international forum and a proposed procedure for Europe

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  • Lars H. Breimer

    (Örebro University Hospital (USÖ))

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In 538 randomly selected Swedish biomedical PhDs from 2008, 50% of the external examiners came from abroad, most commonly USA and UK. The sex distribution between candidates was equal, while 17% of the external examiners were women. Twice as many women candidates as men had women examiners. Swedish PhDs are based on work published in international peer-reviewed journals; the median number of works per thesis was 4. The Swedish thesis examination system offers a model for international cross-fertilisation.

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  • Lars H. Breimer, 2010. "Swedish biomedical PhD examination: an international forum and a proposed procedure for Europe," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 83(2), pages 583-587, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:83:y:2010:i:2:d:10.1007_s11192-009-0081-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0081-3
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    1. Inés M. Fernández-Guerrero & Zoraida Callejas & David Griol & Antonio Fernández-Cano, 2020. "Longitudinal patterns in Spanish doctoral theses on scientific medical information: a tertiary study," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 124(2), pages 1241-1260, August.
    2. Lars H. Breimer & Janeth Leksell, 2011. "Longitudinal and cross-sectional study of registered nurses in Sweden who undertake a PhD showing that nurses continue to publish in English after their PhD but male nurses are more productive than fe," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 87(2), pages 337-345, May.
    3. Vincent Larivière, 2012. "On the shoulders of students? The contribution of PhD students to the advancement of knowledge," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 90(2), pages 463-481, February.
    4. Lars H. Breimer, 2013. "Impact of foreign external PhD examiners on academic collaboration patterns," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 96(1), pages 315-322, July.
    5. Lars H. Breimer & Torbjörn K. Nilsson, 2010. "A longitudinal and cross-sectional study of Swedish biomedical PhD processes 1991–2009 with emphasis on international and gender aspects," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 85(2), pages 401-414, November.
    6. Lars H. Breimer & Torbjörn K. Nilsson, 2014. "Considerations for appointing an external examiner of a PhD in the biomedical sciences in Sweden: a questionnaire-based survey," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 98(3), pages 2039-2049, March.
    7. Lars H. Breimer & Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, 2020. "Half a century and more of PhD theses by published papers," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 125(1), pages 813-816, October.

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