biostudies-literatureUnknown398(12)Fox LCMedizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)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 biocNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology17537-17559https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12678612biostudies-literatureGender- and discipline-specific bibliometric analysis of elite biomedical scientists: how is pharmacology performing?PMC12678612Seifert RFox LCfalseGender- and discipline-specific bibliometric analysis of elite biomedical scientists: how is pharmacology performing?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 bioc2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Dec2026-06-08T04:57:40.494Z2026-06-08T03:09:12.599ZS-EPMC126786124050437310.1007/s00210-025-04360-z