Papers by women have fewer citations in top medical journals – study

Disparity is a thorny problem' as citations are a key metric in job evaluations and promotions

While more women are entering the field of academic medicine, they are less likely to be recognised as experts, receive prestigious awards, hold leadership roles or author original research in major journals.

Research has now shown that papers written by women as primary and senior authors have roughly half as many median citations as those authored by men in high-impact medical journals.