Sex Disparities in Ophthalmic Research: A Descriptive Bibliometric Study on Scientific Authorships.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Previous studies examined sex distributions in different medical faculties, especially because increasingly more women entered the medical field in recent decades. Little is known at present about the female representation in ophthalmic research.

Objective

To clarify sex equalities in ophthalmic research by evaluating the representation of female authorships.

Design and setting

This bibliometric analysis included original English-language articles published in ophthalmologic journals indexed in the Web of Science from January 2008 to August 2018. Authorships were assigned by sex according to first name.

Main outcomes and measures

Outcomes included the proportion of female authorships, odds ratios of women holding prestigious first and last authorship

SUBMITTER: Kramer PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6696734 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature