Value of Review Articles?

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Curious if anyone has insight into how 1st author reviews are seen - honestly I think they're pretty fluff.

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Anything that adds to literature counts in your application (or your resume if you are already a resident). Look at all those academic faculty producing 20+ papers a year, how many of those are ground breaking research papers?

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Better than nothing.

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(07-05-2020, 11:26 PM)Guest Wrote: Anything that adds to literature counts in your application (or your resume if you are already a resident). Look at all those academic faculty producing 20+ papers a year, how many of those are ground breaking research papers?

Interesting response. What about review articles in pay to publish journals? Do those count for anything? Thank you

[Guest]

If you had a major intellectual contribution, are passionate about it, and can talk about it clearly, it will be viewed favorably. Publications aren’t simply a numbers/impact game. It’s about showing that you have the creativity, interest, and the hard work needed to start and then complete a novel project. People can get lost in the research productivity rat race and just seek to churn out numbers. That can actually hurt you. Just find something that you care about and get immersed in it. There is a time and a place for a high quality review article.

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(02-28-2021, 09:19 PM)Guest Wrote: If you had a major intellectual contribution, are passionate about it, and can talk about it clearly, it will be viewed favorably. Publications aren’t simply a numbers/impact game. It’s about showing that you have the creativity, interest, and the hard work needed to start and then complete a novel project. People can get lost in the research productivity rat race and just seek to churn out numbers. That can actually hurt you. Just find something that you care about and get immersed in it. There is a time and a place for a high quality review article.

Agree 100%

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(03-01-2021, 12:29 AM)Guest Wrote:

(02-28-2021, 09:19 PM)Guest Wrote: If you had a major intellectual contribution, are passionate about it, and can talk about it clearly, it will be viewed favorably. Publications aren’t simply a numbers/impact game. It’s about showing that you have the creativity, interest, and the hard work needed to start and then complete a novel project. People can get lost in the research productivity rat race and just seek to churn out numbers. That can actually hurt you. Just find something that you care about and get immersed in it. There is a time and a place for a high quality review article.

Agree 100%

Yep this is on point. Use reviews as a way to tell the field "this is what I'm interested in", then do the next step toward original research once you've gained the credibility.