Gender trends in authorship in oral and maxillofacial surgery literature
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Gender trends in authorship in oral and maxillofacial surgery literature : A 30-year analysis. / Nkenke, Emeka; Seemann, Rudolf; Vairaktaris, Elefterios; Schaller, Hans-Günter; Rohde, Maximilian; Stelzle, Florian; Knipfer, Christian.
In: J CRANIO MAXILL SURG, Vol. 43, No. 6, 07.2015, p. 913-7.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Gender trends in authorship in oral and maxillofacial surgery literature
T2 - A 30-year analysis
AU - Nkenke, Emeka
AU - Seemann, Rudolf
AU - Vairaktaris, Elefterios
AU - Schaller, Hans-Günter
AU - Rohde, Maximilian
AU - Stelzle, Florian
AU - Knipfer, Christian
N1 - Copyright © 2015 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/7
Y1 - 2015/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Africa
KW - Americas
KW - Asia
KW - Authorship
KW - Bibliometrics
KW - Dental Records
KW - Dental Research
KW - Europe
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Periodicals as Topic
KW - Publishing
KW - Review Literature as Topic
KW - Sex Factors
KW - Sexism
KW - Surgery, Oral
KW - Technology, Dental
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcms.2015.04.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jcms.2015.04.004
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25964007
VL - 43
SP - 913
EP - 917
JO - J CRANIO MAXILL SURG
JF - J CRANIO MAXILL SURG
SN - 1010-5182
IS - 6
ER -