Female Authorship Representation in Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia throughout its 80 years of existence

The status of women in academic ophthalmology: Authorship of papers, presentations, and academic promotions

“…In a few studies of academic ophthalmologists, men were found to have significantly higher average h-indices than women. 13,32,40 Findings were similar in the subspecialties of cornea, 23 oculoplastics, 25 paediatrics, 29 and retina. 33,36 Whereas these differences in productivity are seen in studies focused on global or US-based ophthalmologists, the trends differ among subgroups of ophthalmologists.…”

“…When research productivity is calculated as an h‐index, or the intersection between a researcher's number of publications and a number of citations, the gender gap persists. In a few studies of academic ophthalmologists, men were found to have significantly higher average h‐indices than women 13,32,40 . Findings were similar in the subspecialties of cornea, 23 oculoplastics, 25 paediatrics, 29 and retina 33,36 .…”

“…Despite these advancements, studies have shown that a gap still exists in the proportion of female authors in ophthalmology overall, and in female first versus senior authorship (Table 1). 10,13,14,22,40 For example, Kalavar et al showed that men published more articles than women in ophthalmology between 2015 and 2019. 10 Regarding authorship position, Kramer et al found that globally females represented only 37.1% of first authorships, 36.7% of co-authorships, and 27.1% of last authorships in the years 2008-2018.…”