Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Sep;11(9):1336-1346. doi: 10.1002/alr.22793. Epub 2021 Mar 16.
A recent analysis suggested potential narrowing of the gender gap in research productivity in the field of rhinology. This analysis did not, however, provide insight into how the genders are represented in the rhinologic literature. This study aimed to evaluate 11 years of literature to evaluate for gender differences in authorship position, collaborations, category and content of research, citations, and funding to gain perspective on how gender and authorship has changed over time.
Authorship data for all articles on rhinologic subject matter published between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2018 in four otolaryngology journals was collected. The gender of authors was determined by protocol. Category and content of research and funding status/source were additionally obtained.
Data were collected from 2666 articles. Gender of 14,510 authors was determined. Female authors accounted for 23% of the overall authors and male authors accounted for 77%. Female first authorship increased significantly over time, but there was no change in female senior authorship. The percentage of female authors steadily increased over time, whereas male authorship decreased slightly. Mixed gender teams were shown to be increasing in frequency. Women published more than expected in basic science and allergy and less than expected in skull base. On funded studies, women were significantly underrepresented as senior authors.
This study represents the first assessment of gender differences in the rhinology literature. Areas where female representation can improve include senior authorship, increased involvement in skull base publications, and increased funding.
最近的一项分析表明，鼻科学领域的研究生产力方面的性别差距可能正在缩小。然而，该分析并未深入了解性别在鼻科学文献中的代表性如何。本研究旨在评估 11 年来的文献，以评估作者身份、合作、研究类别和内容、引用和资金方面的性别差异，从而了解性别和作者身份随时间的变化。
收集了 2008 年 1 月 1 日至 2018 年 12 月 31 日期间在四家耳鼻喉科杂志上发表的所有鼻科学主题文章的作者数据。作者的性别通过协议确定。此外，还获得了研究类别的类别和内容以及资金状况/来源。
共收集了 2666 篇文章的数据。确定了 14510 名作者的性别。女性作者占总作者的 23%，男性作者占 77%。女性第一作者的比例随着时间的推移显著增加，但女性资深作者的比例没有变化。女性作者的比例随着时间的推移稳步增加，而男性作者的比例略有下降。混合性别团队的出现频率也在增加。女性在基础科学和过敏领域的发表量高于预期，而在颅底领域的发表量低于预期。在有资金支持的研究中，女性作为资深作者的代表性明显不足。
本研究代表了对鼻科学文献中性别差异的首次评估。需要改进的女性代表性领域包括资深作者身份、更多参与颅底出版物以及增加资金。
