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The extent and drivers of gender imbalance in neuroscience reference lists.
Nature Neuroscience ( IF 25.0 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-19 , DOI: 10.1038/s41593-020-0658-y
Jordan D Dworkin 1 , Kristin A Linn 1 , Erin G Teich 2 , Perry Zurn 3 , Russell T Shinohara 1 , Danielle S Bassett 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Similarly to many scientific disciplines, neuroscience has increasingly attempted to confront pervasive gender imbalances. Although publishing and conference participation are often highlighted, recent research has called attention to the prevalence of gender imbalance in citations. Because of the downstream effects of citations on visibility and career advancement, understanding the role of gender in citation practices is vital for addressing scientific inequity. Here, we investigate whether gendered patterns are present in neuroscience citations. Using data from five top neuroscience journals, we find that reference lists tend to include more papers with men as first and last author than would be expected if gender were unrelated to referencing. Importantly, we show that this imbalance is driven largely by the citation practices of men and is increasing over time as the field diversifies. We assess and discuss possible mechanisms and consider how researchers might approach these issues in their own work.



中文翻译:

神经科学参考清单中性别不平衡的程度和驱动因素。

与许多科学学科类似,神经科学越来越多地尝试应对普遍存在的性别失衡。尽管经常强调出版和会议参与,但最近的研究呼吁人们注意引文中性别不平衡的普遍性。由于引用对可见度和职业发展的下游影响,因此了解性别在引用实践中的作用对于解决科学不平等至关重要。在这里,我们调查神经科学引用中是否存在性别模式。使用五种顶级神经科学期刊的数据,我们发现参考文献列表中包含的论文多为男性,第一作者和最后作者比性别与参考文献无关时所预期的要多。重要的,我们表明,这种失衡在很大程度上是由男性的引文习俗驱动的,并且随着时间的推移,随着领域的多样化,这种失衡正在加剧。我们评估和讨论可能的机制,并考虑研究人员如何在自己的工作中解决这些问题。

更新日期:2020-06-19
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