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. 2020 Feb;30(2):1011-1019.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-019-06390-7. Epub 2019 Sep 10.

Gender gap in articles published in European Radiology and CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology: evolution between 2002 and 2016

Chloé Bernard  1 , Romain Pommier  1 , Valérie Vilgrain  1   2   3 , Maxime Ronot  4   5   6
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Gender gap in articles published in European Radiology and CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology: evolution between 2002 and 2016

Chloé Bernard et al. Eur Radiol. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate gender differences in the authorship of articles published in two major European radiology journals, European Radiology (EurRad) and CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology (CVIR).

Methods: A retrospective bibliometric analysis was performed of 2632 papers published in EurRad and CVIR sampled over a period of 14 years (2002-2016). The authors' gender was determined. The analysis was focused on first and last authors. In addition, the characteristics of the articles (type, origin, radiological subspecialty, and country) were noted.

Results: Overall, 23% of first authors and 10% of the last authors were women. The proportion of women significantly increased over time in EurRad from 22% in 2002 to 35% in 2016 for first authors (p > 0.001), and from 13% in 2002 to 18% in 2016 for last authors (p = 0.05). There was no significant increase in the proportion of female authors in CVIR over time. Female authors were more frequently identified in breast imaging (48%), pediatrics, and gynecological imaging (29%). There were more female authors in articles from Spain (34%), the Netherlands (28%), France, Italy, and South Korea (26%). Forty-one percent and 21% of women were first authors with a woman or man as last author, respectively (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: There was a significant increase in female authorship in original diagnostic but not interventional imaging research articles between 2002 and 2016, with a strong influence of the radiological subspecialty. Women were significantly more frequently first authors when the last author was a woman.

Key points: • There was a significant increase in female authorship in original diagnostic but not interventional imaging research articles between 2002 and 2016. • There is a strong influence of the radiological subspecialty on the percentage of female authors. • Women are significantly more frequently first authors when the last author is a woman.

Keywords: Authorship; Bibliometrics; Female; Publishing/statistics; Radiology.

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