Gender inequality in scientific production (RIP)
Publication type
conference paper
Publication date
2013
Author(s)
Barrios, M.
Villarroya, A.
Ollé, C.
Ortega, L.
Language
English
Geographical area
Abstract
This study aims to identify possible gender imbalances in the scholarly output of Spanish researchers in several areas of science through a study of documents published in 2007 extracted from the Thomson Reuters Web of Science (WoS). The researchers' scientific output was studied through two indicators: publication practices (signing order of authors in the documents and proportion of females per article) and impact of the articles (measured through the number of citations received). The results show that in all scientific areas the average proportion of female authors per article and presence of women signing as first author were lower than for men. Moreover, in some disciplines, there was a statistically significant relationship between the gender of the first author and the proportion of female authors in the article, which was higher when the first author was female. However, no significant differences were found in the number of citations received between articles signed by a male or a female or in the proportion of females present in the documents. In summary, the study highlights a gender bias towards the presence of females in different areas of science, although the impact of the research conducted by the two genders seems to be similar. © AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH Vienna 2013.
ISBN
978-3-200-03135-7
Volume
1
Pagination
811-818
Rights
© AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH Vienna 2013