Shifting landscapes of gender equity in oncology journals: a decade of authorship trends.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender disparities persist in academic oncology, particularly in authorship and senior academic roles. This study evaluates trends in authorship gender representation over the past decade across top oncology journals, focusing on regional, journal-specific, and citation-based disparities.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 29,005 articles published between 2014 and 2023 in the top 20 oncology journals, identified through the Web of Science database. Author gender was determined using the NamSor tool. Temporal trends were analyzed using linear regression, and multivariate logistic regression identified factors contributing to gender disparities. Regional and citation analyses explored geographic variations and citation count differences.

Results

SUBMITTER: Yi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11912718 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature