Sex-Associated Disparities in Industry Payments to US Authors in High-Impact Rheumatology Journals: Correlation with Author Impact.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to assess sex-associated disparities in the frequency and magnitude of industry payments to US physician authors in high-impact rheumatology journals and their correlation with author impact. US authors of publications in four high-impact rheumatology journals were vetted on Open Payments Database (OPD) for industry payments. The h-index (an accepted metric of author impact), physician type, and dollar amounts for each OPD category were recorded. Differences in the percentages of male versus female US authors with or without OPD entries, differences in research-associated and non-research-associated payments, and differences in h-indexes were determined. Two hematology, two surgery, and two obstetrics/gynecology high-impact journals were similarly vetted. The h-in

SUBMITTER: Stohl W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12381470 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature