Alonso-Arroyo, A., et al.. 2010. Gender analysis, scholarly productivity and collaboration of female university professors of Health Science in the Autonomous Region of Valencia (2003-2007). REVISTA ESPANOLA DE DOCUMENTACION CIENTIFICA 33 (4): 624-642

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Alonso-Arroyo, A; Bolanos-Pizarro, M; Gonzalez-Alcaide, G; Villamon, M; 
Aleixandre-Benavent, R. 2010. Gender analysis, scholarly productivity and 
collaboration of female university professors of Health Science in the 
Autonomous Region of Valencia (2003-2007). REVISTA ESPANOLA DE 
DOCUMENTACION CIENTIFICA 33 (4): 624-642

Author Full Name(s): Alonso-Arroyo, Adolfo; Bolanos-Pizarro, Maxima; Gonzalez-
Alcaide, Gregorio; Villamon, Miguel; Aleixandre-Benavent, Rafael
Language: Spanish
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Gender analysis; Bibliometrics; scholarly output; scholarly 
collaboration; Valencian Community; Health science

Abstract: The article presents an analysis of the scholarly output of female 
professors in the field of Health Science in the Autonomous Region of Valencia 
from 2003 to 2007, through bibliometric techniques and the application of a 
gender variable. The work attempted to identify how many women became 
large producers of scholarly articles compared to those who did not reach the 
same levels of productivity and impact. A total of 3,739 articles were retrieved 
during this period and the gender of all authors with more than 2 articles was 
identified. Of these authors 2,774 (60.41%) were male and 1,818 (39.59%) 
were female. Focusing solely on large producers, the percentage of women 
publishing more than 10 papers was reduced to 26.72%. As regards to scientific 
collaboration, it is significant to note that women are included in all clusters of 
at least 10 authors and in some cases their presence is comparable with that 
of men. Although women's participation is lower than men's in all areas of 
knowledge, it is noteworthy that in Health Sciences the difference is not as 
great as in other technical areas. Women's contribution to the scientific field is 
increasing, suggesting the possibility of a significant improvement in gender 
parity in the coining years.

Addresses: [Alonso-Arroyo, Adolfo] Univ Valencia, Dept Hist Ciencia & 
Documentac, Fac Med & Odontol, E-46003 Valencia, Spain; [Bolanos-Pizarro, 
Maxima; Gonzalez-Alcaide, Gregorio; Aleixandre-Benavent, Rafael] CSIC, Inst 
Hist Med & Ciencia Lopez Pinero UISYS, Madrid, Spain; [Villamon, Miguel] Univ 
Valencia, Fac Ciencias Actividad Fis & Deporte, E-46003 Valencia, Spain

Reprint Address: Alonso-Arroyo, A, Univ Valencia, Dept Hist Ciencia & 
Documentac, Fac Med & Odontol, E-46003 Valencia, Spain.
E-mail Address: adolfo.alonso at uv.es
ISSN: 0210-0614
DOI: 10.3989/redc.2010.4.764
PDF: http://redc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/redc/article/download/674/749