Bibliometric analysis of the situation of female researchers in the fields of social sciences and law in Spain
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2011
Author(s)
Torres-Salinas, D.
Muñoz-Muñoz, A.M.
Jiménez-Contreras, E.
Language
Spanish
Discipline(s)
Abstract
This paper presents a bibliometric study analyzing the productivity and citations of female researchers in the fields of social sciences and law in Spain, within the context of Spanish scientific journals. The study was based on the rankings of researchers included in the Índice de Impacto de las Revistas Españolas de Ciencias Sociales (INRECS) and Índice de Impacto de las Revistas Españolas de Ciencias Jurídicas (INRECJ). Eleven different scientific disciplines were analyzed and the final sample consisted of 3,370 researchers, of whom 30 % were women. To study gender differences four variables were selected and analyzed: number of papers, number of citations, number of international citations and citation average. The results show that women in the 11 areas studied have both a lower productivity and a lower number of citations. On the other hand, in some areas women do receive a greater number of international citations and in almost all areas achieve higher citation averages. However the presence of women in the rankings and among the Spanish research elite is still small.
Journal
Revista Espanola de Documentacion Cientifica
ISSN
1988-4621
Volume
34
Issue
1
Pagination
11-28