Gender Differences in Publication Productivity among Academic Urologists in the United States

Abstract Objective To describe the publication productivity of academic urologists in the United States by gender. Materials and Methods Gender inequality is prevalent in most surgical subspecialties, including urology. Despite small numbers of women in academic positions, differences in scholarly i...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2017-05, Vol.103, p.39-46
Main Authors: Mayer, Erik N., BS, Lenherr, Sara M., MD, MS, Hanson, Heidi A., PhD, Jessop, Terry C., BS, Lowrance, William T., MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Biomedical Research - manpower
Career Mobility
Faculty, Medical
Female
Humans
Male
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Publishing
Research Support as Topic
Sex Factors
United States
Universities
Urologists
Urology
Urology - manpower
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Summary:Abstract Objective To describe the publication productivity of academic urologists in the United States by gender. Materials and Methods Gender inequality is prevalent in most surgical subspecialties, including urology. Despite small numbers of women in academic positions, differences in scholarly impact by gender are relatively unknown. We assembled a list of 1922 academic urologists (1686 male (87.7%), 236 female (12.3%)) at 124 academic institutions throughout the United States as of February 2016. Scopus and Google Scholar were queried for bibliometric data on each individual, including h-index and m-quotient. We analyzed these metrics for both genders by educational background, subspecialty, NIH funding, and academic rank. Results Men had higher median h-indices than women overall (p
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2016.12.064