Abstract: SA-PO003
Comparing Author Gender and Publications in Two Medical Subspecialties
Session Information
- Educational Research
November 09, 2019 | Location: Exhibit Hall, Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Category: Educational Research
- 800 Educational Research
Authors
- Patel, Niralee, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
- Wen, Yumeng, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
- Naik, Nidhi, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
- Adegbite, Benjamin O., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
- Coca, Steven G., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
- Nadkarni, Girish N., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
- Chan, Lili, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
Background
A gender gap exists in scientific publications, with women being underrepresented. We assessed the proportion of oral presentations that are subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals and their impact factor (IF) by gender in nephrology (40% female fellow trainees) and rheumatology (60% female fellow trainees).
Methods
We reviewed oral abstracts presented at American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Weeks 2011-2013 and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual conferences 2011-2013. Proportions of gender combinations for first and last author (Female-Female (FF), Female-Male (FM), Male-Female (MF), and Male-Male (MM)) were compared utilizing Chi2 and IFs using ANOVA.
Results
Of 1,262 ASN oral abstracts, 39% had female first authors and 21% had female last authors. MF had the lowest proportion (59%) of abstracts published compared to FF, FM, and MM authors (74 vs. 73 vs. 73%, P=0.005) (Figure 1A). MM papers were published in journals with higher IF (Figure 1B).
In contrast, of 1,191 ACR oral abstracts, females comprised of 52% of first authors and 41% of last authors. There were no significant differences seen in the combinations of authorship (FF 68%, FM 73%, MF 67%, vs. MM 72% p=0.35) (Figure 1A). MM papers were published in journals with higher IF (Figure 1C).
Conclusion
Author gender differences seen in the proportion of oral abstracts that were later published were inconsistent between nephrology and rheumatology. However, MM abstracts were published in higher impact journals in both fields. Whether these findings hold true in other medical subspecialties with varying proportions of female trainees should be further explored.