Vora Molly, Kuripla Casey, Ouyang David, Sing David C
Medical Student, Department of Orthopedics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Orthopedic Resident, Department of Orthopedics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Sep;58(5):898-903. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2019.01.002. Epub 2019 Jul 24.
Underrepresentation of females in surgery is reflected in research productivity across academic medicine, with male faculty being more likely to publish research than their female counterparts. In this study, we aimed to describe the representation and longevity of female investigators among the authors of articles in 3 foot and ankle research journals from 1993 to 2017. In this retrospective bibliometric analysis, authors from 3 prominent foot and ankle research journals (Foot and Ankle International, The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, and Foot and Ankle Clinics) were identified. The proportion of female authors who were first, middle, and senior authors and the total publication count per author were determined. From 1993 to 2017, 8132 original articles were published and a total of 6597 (81.1%) had an accessible author list. This allowed us to identify 25,329 total authors, of whom 22,961 (90.7%) were successfully matched to a gender. A total of 9273 unique authors were identified (females, 19.2%). Female representation increased for first and senior authors over the years from 6.5% and 5.9% (1993 to 1997) to 16.9% and 13.1% (2013 to 2017, p < .001), respectively. However, compared with male authors, female authors published fewer articles (mean: 1.7 versus 2.4, p < .001). Of the 2691 authors who first published during 2006 to 2011, 369 authors (13%), consisting of 8.1% females and 15% males (p < .001), continued to publish 5 years after their initial publication. Female representation in academic foot and ankle research has increased >2-fold over the past 2 decades. But 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.
外科领域女性代表人数不足反映在整个学术医学的研究产出中，男性教员比女性教员更有可能发表研究成果。在本研究中，我们旨在描述1993年至2017年期间3本足踝研究期刊文章作者中女性研究人员的代表性和持续性。在这项回顾性文献计量分析中，确定了3本著名足踝研究期刊（《足与踝关节国际》《足与踝关节外科杂志》和《足踝临床》）的作者。确定了女性第一作者、中间作者和资深作者的比例以及每位作者的总发表量。1993年至2017年，共发表了8132篇原创文章，其中6597篇（81.1%）有可获取的作者名单。这使我们能够确定总共25329名作者，其中22961名（90.7%）成功匹配了性别。共确定了9273名独立作者（女性占19.2%）。多年来，女性作为第一作者和资深作者的比例分别从6.5%和5.9%（1993年至1997年）增加到16.9%和13.1%（2013年至2017年，p<0.001）。然而，与男性作者相比，女性作者发表的文章较少（平均：1.7篇对2.4篇，p<0.001）。在2006年至2011年首次发表文章的2691名作者中，369名作者（13%）在首次发表5年后仍继续发表文章，其中女性占8.1%，男性占15%（p<0.001）。在过去20年里，学术足踝研究领域的女性代表性增加了两倍多。但尽管取得了这些进展，与男性作者相比，女性作者在首次发表5年后继续发表文章的可能性较小，且平均发表的文章较少。
