Across 19,885 PLOS papers, women are significantly more likely than men to be acknowledged rather than listed as authors for investigation/analysis and writing, while higher citation status is associated with higher authorship rates regardless of gender.
Is this inequality rooted in gender itself, or by differences in citation counts?
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Dissecting the gender divide: Authorship and acknowledgment in scientific publications
Across 19,885 PLOS papers, women are significantly more likely than men to be acknowledged rather than listed as authors for investigation/analysis and writing, while higher citation status is associated with higher authorship rates regardless of gender.