Gender and authorship of publications from Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) is a network fostering clinical research to optimize care for critically ill children. We aim to examine the efforts of the PALISI Network to increase gender parity in research, as evidenced by authorship.

Methods

The first and senior authors of all published PALISI articles from 2002 to 2021 were analyzed for gender of presentation. Funding sources, impact factors, professional roles, and location were extracted.

Results

We identified 303 articles, 61 published from 2002 to 2011, and 242 from 2012 to 2021. There were 302 first authors, representing 188 unique individuals, and 283 senior authors, representing 119 unique individuals. Over half (55.6%, n = 168) of the first authors were wo

SUBMITTER: Jeyapalan AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10758432 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature