Impact of Covid-19 on research output by gender across countries
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2022
Author(s)
Abramo, G.
D’Angelo, C.A.
Mele, I.
Source
Language
English
View point(s)
Global
Discipline(s)
Abstract
The massive shock of the COVID-19 pandemic has already shown its negative effects on economies around the world, unprecedented in recent history. COVID-19 infections and containment measures caused a general slowdown in research and new knowledge production. Because of the link between R&D output and economic growth, it is to be expected then that a slowdown in research activities will slow in turn the global recovery from the pandemic. Many recent studies also claim an uneven impact on scientific production across gender. In this paper, we investigate the phenomenon across countries, analysing preprint depositions in main repositories. Differently from other works, that compare the number of preprint depositions before and after the pandemic outbreak, we analyse the depositions trends across geographical areas, and contrast after-pandemic outbreak depositions with expected ones. Differently from common belief and initial evidence, the decrease in research output is not more severe for women than for men. © 2022, The Author(s).
Journal
Scientometrics
ISSN
0138-9130
Volume
127
Issue
12
Pagination
6811-6826