Abstract 12: Gender Trends in Authorship of Cardiology Academic Literature - A 40-Year Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ouyang ◽  
David Sing ◽  
Sonia Shah ◽  
Robert Harrington ◽  
Fatima Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Academic Medicine ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
European Heart Journal ◽  
Female Physician ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Female Authors ◽  
Prolific Authors

Background: Despite advances in the representation of women in medical training, women continue to be underrepresented in cardiology, academic medicine, and senior positions within academic medicine. This study seeks to determine the representation of female physician-investigators in cardiology through review of published literature in three prominent cardiology journals over time. Understanding disparities in research productivity can highlight barriers to female representation in academic cardiology. Methods: Authors of original research articles between 1980 and 2017 from three high impact cardiology journals (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation, and European Heart Journal) were extracted from PubMed. Author sex were determined and the proportion of female first and senior authors were calculated for consecutive time cohorts. Results: We identified 78,558 unique authors of 55,085 primary research articles. Female authors accounted for 33.1% of all authors, however they represented only 26.7% of first authors and 19.7% of senior authors (p < 0.001 for both). Looking at the most prolific authors, female authors are also underrepresented, accounting for only 5% of the top 100 authors. Conclusions: Using a large database of published manuscripts, we found that female representation in cardiology research has increased over the last four decades. However there is still disproportionate underrepresentation in first authorship, senior authorship and in authors with the most publications. In addition to recruiting more women into cardiology, further efforts should be made to identify and address barriers in advancement for female physician-scientists.

scholarly journals Trends in Female Representation on NCCN Guideline Panels

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1084-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranammya Dey ◽  
Angela K. Green ◽  
Michael Haddadin ◽  
Peter B. Bach ◽  
Aaron P. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Female Physician ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Nccn Guidelines ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Physician Scientists ◽  
Disease Specific

Background: NCCN produces highly influential disease-specific oncology clinical practice guidelines. Because the number of women in academic oncology has increased, we assessed whether the composition of NCCN Guidelines Panels reflected this trend. Methods: Using historical guidelines requested from NCCN, we investigated time trends for female representation on 21 NCCN Guidelines Panels and analyzed the trends for female-predominant cancers (breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical) compared with all cancers. Results: From 2013 to 2019, there was an increase from 123 women of 541 total panelists (22.7%) to 175 women of 542 panelists (32.3%). Within the 4 female-predominant cancers, the increase was more rapid: from 30 of 101 total panelists (29.7%) to 66 of 118 panelists (56.4%). Excluding female-predominant cancers, increases were minimal. Conclusions: There could be multiple explanations for these differing trends, including the possibility of more rapid increases in the underlying pool of female physician-scientists in female-predominant specialties or more efforts to increase the representation of women in decisions about the standard of care in cancers predominantly affecting women.

scholarly journals Reflections on the Representation of Women in the International Conferences on Auditory Displays (ICAD)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Areti Andreopoulou ◽  
Visda Goudarzi
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Auditory Display ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Audio Engineering ◽  
Female Authors ◽  
Engineering Society ◽  
History Of ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Music Information

This paper investigates the representation of women researchers and artists in the conferences of the International Community for Auditory Display (ICAD). In the absence of an organized membership mechanism and/or publicly available records of conference attendees, this topic was approached through the study of publication and authorship patterns of female researchers in ICAD conferences. Temporal analysis showed that, even though there has been an increase in the number of publications co-authored by female researchers, the annual percentage of female authors remained in relatively unchanged levels (mean = 17.9%) throughout the history of ICAD conferences. This level, even though low, remains within the reported percentages of female representation in other communities with related disciplines, such as the International Computer Music Association (ICMA) and the Conferences of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR), and significantly higher than in more audio engineering-related communities, such as the Audio Engineering Society (AES).

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Publication Authorship During COVID‐19: A Bibliometric Analysis of High‐Impact Cardiology Journals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersilia M. DeFilippis ◽  
Lauren Sinnenberg ◽  
Nadim Mahmud ◽  
Malissa J. Wood ◽  
Sharonne N. Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
European Heart Journal ◽  
Senior Author ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Academic Careers ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Bibliometric Data ◽  
Representation Of Women

Background The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in authorship of manuscripts in select high‐impact cardiology journals during the early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. Methods and Results All manuscripts published between March 1, 2019 to June 1, 2019 and March 1, 2020 to June 1, 2020 in 4 high‐impact cardiology journals ( Journal of the American College of Cardiology , Circulation , JAMA Cardiology , and European Heart Journal ) were identified using bibliometric data. Authors' genders were determined by matching first name with predicted gender using a validated multinational database (Genderize.io) and manual adjudication. Proportions of women and men first, co‐first, senior, and co‐senior authors, manuscript types, and whether the manuscript was COVID‐19 related were recorded. In 2019, women were first authors of 176 (22.3%) manuscripts and senior authors of 99 (15.0%) manuscripts. In 2020, women first authored 230 (27.4%) manuscripts and senior authored 138 (19.3%) manuscripts. Proportions of woman first and senior authors were significantly higher in 2020 compared with 2019. Women were more likely to be first authors if the manuscript's senior author was a woman (33.8% for woman first/woman senior versus 23.4% for woman first/man senior; P <0.001). Women were less likely to be first authors of COVID‐19‐related original research manuscripts ( P =0.04). Conclusions Representation of women as key authors of manuscripts published in major cardiovascular journals increased during the early COVID‐19 pandemic compared with similar months in 2019. However, women were significantly less likely to be first authors of COVID‐19‐related original research manuscripts. Future investigation into the gender‐disparate impacts of COVID‐19 on academic careers is critical.

scholarly journals Trends in gender of authors of original research in oncology among major medical journals: a retrospective bibliometric study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. e046618
Author(s):  
Shing Fung Lee ◽  
Daniel Redondo Sánchez ◽  
María‑José Sánchez ◽  
Bizu Gelaye ◽  
Chi Leung Chiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Trends ◽  
R Package ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Gender Pattern ◽  
Male To Female

ObjectiveWe evaluated the temporal trend in gender ratios of first and last authors in the field of oncological research published in major general medical and oncology journals and examined the gender pattern in coauthorship.DesignWe conducted a retrospective study in PubMed using the R package RISmed. We retrieved original research articles published in four general medical journals and six oncology specialty journals. These journals were selected based on their impact factors and popularity among oncologists. We identified the names of first and last authors from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2019. The gender of the authors was identified and validated using the Gender API database (https://gender-api.com/).Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe percentages of first and last authors by gender and the gender ratios (male to female) and temporal trends in gender ratios of first and last authors were determined.ResultsWe identified 34 624 research articles, in which 32 452 had the gender of both first and last authors identified. Among these 11 650 (33.6%) had women as the first author and 7908 (22.8%) as the last author, respectively. The proportion of female first and last authors increased from 26.6% and 16.2% in 2002, to 32.9% and 27.5% in 2019, respectively. However, the gender ratio (male to female) of first and last authors decreased by 1.5% and 2.6% per year, respectively, which were statistically significant (first author: incidence rate ratio (IRR) 0.98, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.00; last author: IRR 0.97, 95% CI 0.96 to 0.99). Male first and last authorship was the most common combination. Male–female and female–female pairs increased by 2.0% and 5.0%, respectively (IRR 1.02, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.03 and IRR 1.05, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.06, respectively).ConclusionsThe continued under-representation of women means that more efforts to address parity for advancement of women in academic oncology are needed.

scholarly journals Increasing female authorship of foot and ankle academic literature over 24 years

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 2473011418S0045
Author(s):  
David Sing ◽  
Molly Vora ◽  
Casey Kuripla ◽  
David Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Original Research ◽  
Foot And Ankle ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Female Authors ◽  
Surgical Workforce ◽  
Ankle Surgery ◽  
Ankle Research ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Under-representation of women in surgery is commonly attributed to lacking mentorship and exposure in medical school, societal perceptions regarding career priorities, and concerns of “fitting in” in a work culture predominantly comprised of men. Furthermore, this disparity is also reflected in research productivity across academic medicine with male faculty being more likely to publish research compared to female colleagues. In this study we aim to describe the representation and longevity of female investigators among the authors of three foot and ankle research journals from 1993 to 2017. Methods: In this retrospective bibliometric analysis, authors of original research from three prominent foot and ankle research journals (Foot and Ankle International, The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Ankle Clinics) were extracted from PubMed. For authors with a complete first name listed, gender was determined by matching first name using an online database containing 216,286 distinct names across 79 countries and 89 languages. Proportion of female first, middle, and senior authors were determined over time, as well as total publication count per author. A sub-analysis of authors first publishing between 2007-2012 was followed for 5 years to identify how often authors continued to publish after first publication. Student t-test, chi-square analysis, and Cochran-Armitage trend tests were used to determine significance between groups. Results: From 1993 to 2017, 8,132 original articles were published in three foot and ankle research journals. A total of 6,597 (81.1%) had first names listed, identifying 25,329 total authors, of which 22,961 (90.7%) were successfully matched to a gender. 9,273 unique authors were identified (female: 19.2%). Female representation increased for first and senior authors from 6.5% and 5.9% (1993-1997) to 16.9% and 13.1% (2013-2017, p<0.001). Compared with male authors, female authors published fewer articles (mean: 1.7 vs 2.4, p<0.001). Of 2,691 authors who first published during 2006 to 2011, 369 authors (13.0%; female: 8.1% vs male 15.0%, p<0.001) continued to publish 5 years after their first publication. Female authors were more likely to only publish one article (75.6% vs 69.4%, p=0.016). Conclusion: Female representation in academic foot and ankle research has increased over two-fold over the past 2 decades. Despite these advances, compared to male authors, female authors are less likely to continue publishing 5 years after initial publication, and on average publish fewer articles. Although women are increasingly supported in the surgical workforce, our findings suggest that disparities in academic productivity exist in foot and ankle surgery. Further analysis of barriers to research amongst women may result in more equitable academic advancement and promotion for female foot and ankle surgeons.

scholarly journals Gender Concordance of First and Senior Authors in Family Medicine Journals

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-97
Author(s):  
Alexa Mieses Malchuk ◽  
Megan Coffman ◽  
Elizabeth Wilkinson ◽  
Yalda Jabbarpour
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Full Professor ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Senior Faculty ◽  
Faculty Position ◽  
Female Authors

Background and Objectives: Women have increased in presence within academic family medicine over time yet remain underrepresented among senior faculty. Mentorship is a mechanism by which senior faculty support scholarly achievements, accelerating advancement of junior faculty. Methods: We analyzed 10 years (2008-2017) of original research articles in three peer-reviewed family medicine journals. We examined first author/last author pairs by gender as a proxy for mentorship of junior faculty by senior faculty. We compiled family medicine faculty data across 9 years to compare trends in scholarly mentorship with faculty advancement. Results: Female last authorship increased from 28.8% (55/191) of original research articles with a first and last author in 2008 to 41.8% (94/225) in 2017. The share of female first authors on articles with a female last author was 56.4% in 2008 and 2017. The share of female first authors on articles with a male last author increased from 41.2% (56/136) to 55.7% (73/131) between 2008 and 2017. From 2009-2017, the proportion of women increased for assistant, associate, and full professor roles, but remained under 50% for the associate professor role and at 35% for professorship in 2017. Conclusions: Despite disproportionate rates of last authorship and senior faculty positions in family medicine departments, senior female authors have equal if not greater rates of mentorship of female first authors in family medicine literature. The increase in first authorship, last authorship, and faculty position indicates that improvements have occurred in gender advancement over the study period, but gains are still needed to improve gender equity within the field.

International Journal of Engineering, IT and Scientific Research (IJEISR)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS ◽  
IJEISR ISJ
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Edge Information

International Journal of Engineering, IT and Scientific Research (IJEISR) is an Open Access international journal. We publish original research articles that are peer reviewed, and contain latest innovative cutting edge information articles on all aspects of Engineering, IT and Scientific Research. The coverage ranges across the research at various levels in connection with innovative tools for the development of advanced Engineering, IT and Scientific Research. Available online at https://int-scientific-journals.com

Female Representation in Colombia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Pachón ◽  
Santiago E. Lacouture
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Political Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
Substantive Representation ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Electoral Democracy ◽  
Almost All

Mónica Pachón and Santiago E. Lacouture examine the case of Colombia and show that women’s representation has been low and remains low in most arenas of representation and across national and subnational levels of government. The authors identify institutions and the highly personalized Colombian political context as the primary reasons for this. Despite the fact that Colombia was an electoral democracy through almost all of the twentieth century, it was one of the last countries in the region to grant women political rights. Still, even given women’s small numbers, they do bring women’s issues to the political arena. Pachón and Lacoutre show that women are more likely to sponsor bills on women-focused topics, which may ultimately lead to greater substantive representation of women in Colombia.

scholarly journals Conservation: A New Open Access Journal for Rapid Dissemination of the Transdisciplinary Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation

Conservation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Antoni Margalida ◽  
Luca Luiselli ◽  
José L. Tella ◽  
Shuqing Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Digital Publishing ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Rapid Dissemination

We are pleased to launch the new peer-reviewed open access journal, Conservation, published by MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), which offers an exciting new opportunity to publish comprehensive reviews, original research articles, communications, case reports, letters, commentaries, and other perspectives related to the biological, sociological, ethical, economic, methodological, and other transdisciplinary dimensions of conservation [...]

scholarly journals Recombinant Human Adenovirus-p53 Therapy for the Treatment of Oral Leukoplakia and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 438
Author(s):  
Jagadish Hosmani ◽  
Shazia Mushtaq ◽  
Shahabe Saquib Abullais ◽  
Hussain Mohammed Almubarak ◽  
Khalil Assiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Oral Leukoplakia ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
The World

Background and Objectives: Oral cancer is the 6th most common cancer in the world and oral leukoplakia is an oral potentially malignant disorder that could develop into oral cancer. This systematic review focusses on randomized clinical trials for recombinant adenovirus p-53 (rAD-p53) therapy for the treatment of oral leukoplakia and cancer. Materials and Methods: We searched for research articles on various databases such as Pubmed/Medline, Embase, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infra-structure), Springerlink, cochrane and Web of sciences from 2003 to 2020. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms were used for the search. Inclusion criteria included original research, randomized clinical trials and articles only in English language. Exclusion criteria were any articles that were not research articles, not randomized trials, non-human studies, etc. The articles were further graded on the Jadad scale. Results: 578 articles were assessed from various databases; only 3 articles were found to be appropriate for this review. Thus, meta-analysis was not performed because of heterogeneity and lack of data. In the three studies, whether rAD-p53 was used as a standalone therapy or with other therapies, there was a beneficial effect of the therapy. Furthermore, there were no serious adverse events and the only adverse events reported were fever, pain at the local injection site, flu-like symptoms and lowered WBC count. Conclusions: Thus, we can conclude that this therapy has a potential for beneficial therapeutic effects and further clinical trials with more patients need to be performed to get better understanding of the effect of rAD-p53 therapy, which probably will pave the way to its approval in other parts of the world.

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