Gender analysis of the top classic papers in otolaryngology head and neck surgery

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Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and analyze the gender breakdown of first authorship contributing to the most-cited papers in the field of otolaryngology, with a goal of identifying trends in gender representation in publishing.

Methods: The top 150 most-cited papers were identified using the Science Citation Index of the Institute for Scientific Information. Among the first authors, gender, h-index, percentage of first, last, and corresponding authorship positions, total publications, and citations were analyzed.

Results: The majority of papers were in the English language, from the United States, of clinical nature, and on otologic topics. Eighty-one percent of papers (n = 122) had men who were first authors, although there was no difference in h-index score, authorship position, number of publications, citations, and average citations/year between men and women first authors. Upon subgroup analysis by decade (1950s-2010s), there was no difference in the number of articles by women first authors (P = 0.11); however, there was a statistically significant increase in the percentage of women authors (P = 0.001) in papers published later compared to those published earlier.

Conclusions: While a promising number of women otolaryngologists are publishing high-powered articles, future initiatives to promote academic inclusivity of women should be considered.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery - 9(2023), 2 vom: 19. Juni, Seite 160-167

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Go, Beatrice [VerfasserIn]
Suresh, Neeraj [VerfasserIn]
Go, Cammille [VerfasserIn]
Chorath, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Mirza, Natasha [VerfasserIn]
Thaler, Erica [VerfasserIn]
Moreira, Alvaro [VerfasserIn]
Rajasekaran, Karthik [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Authorship
Bibliometrics
Citations
Gender
Journal Article
Otolaryngology
Publications

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Date Revised 02.07.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/wjo2.68

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358846110