Gender disparities in pediatric research: a descriptive bibliometric study on scientific authorships
- 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. The Prestige Index of −0.13 indicated an underrepresentation of female authors at prestigious first- and last-authorships. Citation rates were not affected by the gender of the key authors. At the country-level pronounced gender-related differences were detected. The time trend showed increasing female prospects forecasting a female-dominated Prestige Index of 0.05 in 2023. Conclusion: The integration of women in pediatric research has advanced. Opportunities for female authors differ at the country-level, but overall women are lacking in leadership positions. Improving career opportunities for women in pediatric research can be expected in the coming years. Impact: There is a measurable progress in the integration of female scientists. Gender-neutrality is partially achieved in pediatric research with yet a female underrepresentation in leading positions. Our descriptive study presents gender-related dynamics in pediatric research that forecast improving career opportunities for female scientists.
Author: | Katja Böhme, Doris KlingelhöferORCiD, Jan David Alexander GronebergORCiDGND, Michael H. K. BendelsORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-695137 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-022-02010-1 |
ISSN: | 1530-0447 |
Parent Title (English): | Pediatric research |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Place of publication: | London [u.a.] |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2022/03/28 |
Date of first Publication: | 2022/03/28 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2023/06/02 |
Volume: | 92 |
Issue: | 1 |
Page Number: | 11 |
First Page: | 80 |
Last Page: | 90 |
Note: | Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. |
Institutes: | Medizin |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |