Patterns of diversity in biomedical coauthorships: An analysis across authors' ethnicity, gender, age, and expertise.

ABSTRACT: Multiple studies have linked diversity in scientific collaborations to innovative and impactful research. Here, we explore how different diversity indices-ethnicity, gender, academic age, and topical expertise-interact and thereby influence scientific impact. Leveraging nearly 900,000 biomedical journal articles from PubMed, published in major journals between 1991 and 2014, we investigate the nuanced relationships among these diversity indices and their collective influence on research outcomes. By systematically varying model parametrizations, we assess the robustness of the observed relationships and examine multiple methodological choices. Our findings reveal a consistent pattern of demographic homophily, where scientists tend to collaborate with others who share similar ethnic and gen

SUBMITTER: Mishra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11785319 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature