Nkenke Emeka, Seemann Rudolf, Vairaktaris Elefterios, Schaller Hans-Günter, Rohde Maximilian, Stelzle Florian, Knipfer Christian
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2015 Jul;43(6):913-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 Apr 14.
The aim of the present study was to perform a bibliometric analysis of the gender distribution of first and senior authorships in important oral and maxillofacial journals over the 30-year period from 1980 to 2010. Articles published in three representative oral and maxillofacial surgery journals were selected. The years 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010 were chosen as representative points in time for article selection. Original research, case reports, technical notes, and reviews were included in the analysis. Case reports and technical notes were pooled in one group. For each article, the gender of the first author as well as that of the senior author was determined, based on the inspection of their first name. The type of article was determined and the country of origin of the article was documented. A total 1412 articles were subjected to the data analysis. A significant increase in female authorship in oral and maxillofacial surgery could be identified over the chosen 30-year period. However, the number of publications by male authors was still significantly higher at all points of time, exceeding those of female authors by at least 3.8 fold in 2010. As there is a trend towards feminization of medicine and dentistry, the results of the present study may serve as the basis for further analysis of the current situation, and the identification of necessary actions to accelerate the closure of the gender gap in publishing in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
本研究的目的是对1980年至2010年这30年间重要口腔颌面期刊中第一作者和资深作者的性别分布进行文献计量分析。选取了三本具有代表性的口腔颌面外科期刊上发表的文章。选择1980年、1990年、2000年和2010年作为文章选取的代表性时间点。分析纳入了原创研究、病例报告、技术笔记和综述。病例报告和技术笔记归为一组。对于每篇文章，根据其名字的检查确定第一作者以及资深作者的性别。确定文章类型并记录文章的原产国。总共1412篇文章进行了数据分析。在选定的30年期间，可以确定口腔颌面外科领域女性作者的数量显著增加。然而，男性作者的发表数量在所有时间点仍然显著更高，在2010年至少比女性作者高出3.8倍。由于医学和牙科学领域存在女性化趋势，本研究结果可作为进一步分析当前状况的基础，并确定加速缩小口腔颌面外科出版领域性别差距所需采取的行动。
