Gender Gaps in Scientific Productivity: An Approach from Chile
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2023
Author(s)
Araneda-Guirriman, C.
Rejas, L.P.
Sepulveda-Paez, G.
Language
Spanish
Geographical area
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to study the scientific productivity of researchers in Chile during 2019, based on a descriptive bibliometric analysis of the scientific articles published during that year. For this purpose, we worked with the SciVal and Dataciencia databases from which we obtained data on publications per researcher, number of publications, their h-index, and number of citations. The results show a gender difference in the number of publications and consequently in the h-index. Thus, women publish less than their male counterparts, which in turn has an impact on their lower average h-index, establishing a gender gap in the scientific publications of that year. The results show that men predominate in the group of the most productive researchers. Similarly, there is an underrepresentation of female authors in the scientific productivity of greater impact; on the contrary, their male counterparts stand out for a higher average number of publications and a higher h-index. © 2023 Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. All rights reserved.
Journal
Pensamiento Educativo
ISSN
0717-1013
Volume
60
Issue
1