Housri, N; Cheung, MC; Koniaris, LG; Zimmers, TA Scientific impact of women in academic surgery JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 148 (1): 13-16 JUL 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: tzimmers at med.miami.edu 

Author(s): Housri, N (Housri, Nadine); Cheung, MC (Cheung, Michael C.); 
Koniaris, LG (Koniaris, Leonidas G.); Zimmers, TA (Zimmers, Teresa A.) 

Title: Scientific impact of women in academic surgery 

Source: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 148 (1): 13-16 JUL 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: education; peer review; research; female; male; 
publishing; career; achievement 

Keywords Plus: CAREER; GENDER; SUCCESS; MEDICINE; MEN 

Abstract: Objective. To evaluate the scientific impact of women in the 
surgical literature.
Methods. Gender of the principal investigator of every abstract presented 
at the 2002, 2003, and 2004 annual meetings of the Association for 
Academic Surgery and Society of University Surgeons was identified by 
internet search. Resulting publications were identified using PubMed. 
Journal impact factor and number of article citations were determined 
using ISI Web of Knowledge.
Results. The principal investigator's gender was identified for 649 
(98.8%) of the 657 abstracts presented at the 2002-2004 AAS meetings. 
Women authored 9.1% of abstracts and 11.8% of total resulting 
publications. The publication rate of abstracts by women was significantly 
higher than that of men (69.5% versus 52.4%, P = 0.0132). There was a 
trend toward higher average impact factors of journals in which female 
authors published (3.265 versus 2.673, P = 0.0626). There was no 
significant difference in mean number of citations per publication. The 
principal investigator's gender was identified for all 337 (100%) 
abstracts presented at the 2002-2004 SUS meetings. Women authored 11.0% of 
abstracts and 11.2% of resulting publications. Publication rates and 
average citation numbers were similar for female and male authors. The 
average impact factors of journals in which women published were 
significantly higher (4.741 versus 3.348, P = 0.0082).
Conclusions. Although women comprise a small proportion of principal 
investigators on abstracts presented at these conferences, the quality of 
their presented work is equal to or better than those of their male 
counterparts. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 

Addresses: Univ Miami, Miller Sch Med, DeWitt Daughtry Family Dept Surg, 
Miami, FL 33136 USA 

Reprint Address: Zimmers, TA, Univ Miami, Dept Surg Oncol, Sylvester 
Comprehens Canc Ctr 310T 3550, 1475 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136 USA. 

E-mail Address: tzimmers at med.miami.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 17 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE 

Publisher Address: 525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA 

ISSN: 0022-4804 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J SURG RES 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Surg. Res. 

Source Item Page Count: 4 

Subject Category: Surgery 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 316FZ 

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