Ten Years of <i>Sports Health</i>: Authorship Characteristics and Levels of Evidence

Judy, Ryan P.; Talentino, Spencer; Bedi, Asheesh; Lesniak, Bryson P.

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“…They found that the percentage increase of female first authorship was 64% (p < 0.0001) with 12.4% (n = 211) of first authors being females and 87.6% (n = 1,486) being males over that period. A similar study by Judy et al 19 systematically reviewed 654 articles published in Sports Health from 2009 to 2018. This study showed a 12% increase (p < 0.05) in female authorship over that period (Table VIII).…”

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“…An improved understanding of gender and URM trends within sports medicine research involvement may in part explain promotion trends, as authorship is frequently used as a quantitative metric of professional influence and accomplishments 35,36 . The data from all articles analyzed demonstrated statistically significant increases in the proportion of female authorship over time in AJSM, Arthroscopy, and Sports Health regarding overall, first, and senior authorship [17][18][19][20] . Although these data are encouraging, it is difficult to extract conclusions, as the number of female authors without an MD or PhD was 41.1% (n 5 2,048) compared with males 15.8% (n 5 3,954) 20 .…”

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“…Multiple studies have investigated diversity within orthopedic leadership 14-16 , academic rank, and research productivity 17-20 . However, no study currently exists that synthesizes these data for orthopedic sports medicine at large and compares data across these metrics of engagement within orthopedic sports medicine.…”

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Diversity Within the Field of Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Leal,

Clifford,

Anastasio

et al. 2023

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Background: Orthopedic surgery is among the least diverse specialties in medicine. This systematic review analyzes gender, racial, and ethnic diversity within orthopedic sports medicine and aims to raise awareness and provide guidance for future strategies that support underrepresented minorities in medicine (URMs) and women in joining the orthopedic sports medicine workforce. We hypothesize that at all tiers of training, there is a lack of gender, racial, and ethnic parity in academic rank, leadership positions, and research productivity. Methods: A search of all published literature in the English language from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Scopus databases, between January 1, 2010, and August 18, 2023, was performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Included studies presented demographics regarding diversity within orthopedic sports medicine and provided trends in applicants, attendings, leadership, and/or research. Bias was assessed using the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) study checklist. Results: Thirteen studies published between 2016 and 2023 with STROBE scores 15.5 to 21.5 (70.5% to 97.7%) met criteria, and pertinent data were extracted. The percent of female orthopedic sports medicine surgeons from 2010 to 2019 increased from 5% (n = 138) to 6% (n = 206) with a compound annual growth rate of 0.2% (r2 = 0.97; p < 0.001). Females and URMs are underrepresented at the highest levels of orthopedic sports medicine leadership including department chair (female: 0% [n = 0]), division chief (female: 4% [n = 4]; URM: 3% [n = 3]), and fellowship director (female: 3.3% [n = 3]; URM: 4.4% [n = 4]). Studies from prominent orthopedic sports medicine journals (American Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, and Sports Health) show a 12.1% increase in female involvement in orthopedic sports medicine research from 1972 to 2018; however, this increase captures 59.3% (n = 2,953) females with degrees other than an MD. Conclusions: Although increasingly more females and underrepresented minorities are joining orthopedic sports medicine, the rate of diversification remains slow and current involvement in leadership and research is minimal. Targeted efforts aimed at increasing research opportunities and inspiring interest through mentorship for URMs and females in orthopedics is essential to drive change toward parity. Level of Evidence: Level IV. Systematic Review. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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Impact as equalizer: the demise of gender-related differences in anti-doping research

Kiss,

Soós,

Petróczi

2024

Scientometrics

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In general, the presence and performance of women in science have increased significantly in recent decades. However, gender-related differences persist and remain a global phenomenon. Women make a greater contribution to multidisciplinary research, which renders anti-doping research a compelling area for investigating the gendered aspects of academic research. The research design was based on the overall research aim to investigate whether gender in a specific field (ADS) has an effect on different aspects of research impact, including (1) the size of citation impact obtained by the research output, (2) the impact on the development of the knowledge base of ADS, expressed as the capacity of integrating knowledge from different research areas, and (3) the (expected) type of research impact targeting either societal or scientific developments (or both). We used a previously compiled dataset of 1341 scientific outputs. Using regression analysis, we explored the role of authors’ gender in citations and the effect of authorship features on scientific impact. We employed network analysis and developed a novel indicator (LinkScore) to quantify gendered authors’ knowledge integration capacity. We carried out a content analysis on a subsample of 210 outputs to explore gender differences in research goal orientation as related to gender patterns. Women’s representation has been considerably extended in the domain of ADS throughout the last two decades. On average, outputs with female corresponding authors yield a higher average citation score. Regarding women's knowledge integration roles, we can infer that no substantial gender differences can be detected. Dominantly female papers were overrepresented among publications classified as aimed at scientific progress, while the share of male-authored papers was higher in publications classified as aimed at societal progress. Although no significant gender difference was observed in knowledge integration roles, in anti-doping women appear to be more interdisciplinary than men.

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Bibliometric Analysis of the English Musculoskeletal Literature over the Last 30 Years

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Kacena

Ogbemudia

et al. 2021

The Scientific World Journal

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Publication and authorship are important in academia for career advancement, obtaining grants, and improved patient care. There has been a recent interest in bibliometric changes over time, especially regarding the gender gap. The purpose of this study was to explore bibliometric changes in the musculoskeletal literature. Bibliometric variables (number of authors, institutions, countries, pages, references, corresponding author position, author gender, geographic region of origin, and editorial board makeup) were analyzed for 5 basic science and 12 clinically oriented musculoskeletal journals from 1985 through 2016. Statistical analyses comprised bivariate analyses, multifactorial ANOVAs, and logistic regression analyses. A p < 0.005 was considered significant. Nearly, all variables increased over time. Asia had the highest number of authors and corresponding author positions, Australia/New Zealand the highest number of institutions and references, North America the highest number of pages, and Europe the highest number of countries. Those with a female first author had more authors, institutions, countries, references, and pages. Likewise, those with a female corresponding author had more authors, institutions, countries, references, and pages. Single-authored manuscripts decreased over time. The percentage of female first authors rose from 10.8% in 1985–1987 to 23.7% in 2015–2016. There were more female 1st authors in the basic science journals compared to the clinical journals (33.2% vs. 12.7%). Single-authored manuscripts were more likely to be written by males (5.1 vs. 2.4%) and decreased over time. The many differences by geographic region of origin likely reflect different socio/cultural attitudes regarding academia and research, as well as the gender composition of the disciplines by geographic region. Overall, there has been an increase in the number of female 1st and corresponding authors, editorial board members, and chief editors, indicating a slow but progressive narrowing of the gender gap.

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Ten Years of Sports Health: Authorship Characteristics and Levels of Evidence

Cited by 4 publications

References 47 publications

Diversity Within the Field of Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Diversity Within the Field of Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Impact as equalizer: the demise of gender-related differences in anti-doping research

Bibliometric Analysis of the English Musculoskeletal Literature over the Last 30 Years

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