Gender disparities in pediatric research: a descriptive bibliometric study on scientific authorships.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proportion of women in medicine, especially in pediatrics, is noticeably increasing. Yet, leadership positions are predominantly occupied by men.

Methods

Academic authorships of 156,642 pediatric original research articles were analyzed with regard to gender disparities. The evaluation included the proportion of female authorships (FAP), distributions over first-, co- and last-authorships, gender-related citation rates, a productivity analysis and investigations on journals, countries and pediatric sub-disciplines.

Results

In all, 46.6% of all authorships in pediatric research were held by female authors. Women held relatively more first-authorships (FAP = 52%) and had higher odds for first- (OR = 1.3) and co- (OR = 1.11) authorships, compared to men. T

SUBMITTER: Bohme K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411057 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature