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University of California, San Francisco

Otolaryngology residency · San Francisco, CA · Program website

2
Faculty
25
Trainees
335
Papers
64%
Trainees published
37%
First author

2 people are awaiting a match decision, so numbers may change.

Papers

By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 335 in all. Updated 2026-11-07.

How trainees publishauthor positions, faculty co-authorship, ranks

Papers by current residents and fellows, and alumni within two years, published during training. Based on 17 of 25 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.

64%
of trainees have published
2.84
papers per trainee-year
37%
of authorships as 1st author
5%
of trainee papers with program faculty
172
papers with a trainee author
Author position, all 180 trainee authorships
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person

Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.

2 / 2
faculty matched
24 (21.5–26.5)
faculty h-index, median (IQR)
1.34
median FWCI (before 2025)
NameResearch topicsh (lifetime)Works1stLastMedian FWCI
Steven Pletcher, MDMedical Education and Admissions; Sinusitis and nasal conditions2922175.49
VyVy Young, MDVoice and Speech Disorders; Dysphagia Assessment and Management1950481

25 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.

About University of California, San Franciscoinstitution-wide otolaryngology research

Otolaryngology publications from University of California, San Francisco and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-06; refreshed daily.

39
works per year
3rd of 56 otolaryngology residency programs
3rd of 56 otolaryngology residency programs
+34.8%
2-year growth
12th of 54 otolaryngology residency programs
12th of 54 otolaryngology residency programs
34.0%
in top 10% of field (works before 2025)
4th of 39 otolaryngology residency programs
4th of 39 otolaryngology residency programs
59.4%
cited above world average
11th of 39 otolaryngology residency programs
11th of 39 otolaryngology residency programs
2022: 29 works’222023: 37 works’232024: 40 works’242025: 49 works49’252026 (so far): 46 works46’26*

Works per year · * 2026 so far

Otorhinolaryngology · 201

Otolaryngology research topics at University of California, San Francisco

Papers in the window; each links to the list on OpenAlex.

Most cited at University of California, San Francisco since 2024

All otolaryngology papers there on OpenAlex

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