Female first and senior authorship in high-impact critical care journals 2005-2024.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender disparities persist in medical research. This study assessed gender representation trends in first and senior authorships in the five highest-ranked critical care journals (by impact factor) over a 20-year period.

Methods

We analyzed author gender distribution from 2005 to 2024. Author gender was determined using NamSor for web-based gender prediction. We assessed trends in female first, senior, and combined first and senior authorships by calculating percentages, and annual changes by linear regression for multiple and single author publications.

Results

Among 42,970 articles, 34,743 had multiple authors and 8,227 had a single author. Despite progress over the past two decades, women remain underrepresented in critical care research leadership with

SUBMITTER: Bruns N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418694 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature