Gender- and discipline-specific bibliometric analysis of elite biomedical scientists: how is pharmacology performing?

ABSTRACT: In two recent studies ( https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38652280/ ; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38864907/ ) we bibliometrically analyzed Nobel laureates and top pharmacologists in Germany and found massive underrepresentation of women. In this follow-up study, using www.research.com as a source, gender relations in elite biomedical research were analyzed at a global level. A total of 9791 researchers from 29 countries from the main category of biology and biochemistry were analyzed. The pooled global data set results in a proportion of 14.9% women among the elite researchers; in the individual countries, it ranged from 31.2% (Italy) to 0% (Egypt, Iran, Nigeria; however, only very small sample sizes here). Pharmacology is characterized by lower bibliometric indices than biology and bioc

SUBMITTER: Fox LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12678612 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature