The extent and drivers of gender imbalance in neuroscience reference lists.
Journal
Nature neuroscience
ISSN: 1546-1726
Titre abrégé: Nat Neurosci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9809671
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
received:
10
01
2020
accepted:
20
05
2020
pubmed:
21
6
2020
medline:
6
11
2020
entrez:
21
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Similarly to many scientific disciplines, neuroscience has increasingly attempted to confront pervasive gender imbalances. Although publishing and conference participation are often highlighted, recent research has called attention to the prevalence of gender imbalance in citations. Because of the downstream effects of citations on visibility and career advancement, understanding the role of gender in citation practices is vital for addressing scientific inequity. Here, we investigate whether gendered patterns are present in neuroscience citations. Using data from five top neuroscience journals, we find that reference lists tend to include more papers with men as first and last author than would be expected if gender were unrelated to referencing. Importantly, we show that this imbalance is driven largely by the citation practices of men and is increasing over time as the field diversifies. We assess and discuss possible mechanisms and consider how researchers might approach these issues in their own work.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32561883
doi: 10.1038/s41593-020-0658-y
pii: 10.1038/s41593-020-0658-y
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
918-926Subventions
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R01 NS085211
Pays : United States
Organisme : NINDS NIH HHS
ID : R01 NS060910
Pays : United States
Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
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