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May 2, 2026

Progress and Gaps: Two Decades of Female Authorship in High-Impact Otolaryngology Journals.

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RPRobin PowszokRHRachel HajiJJJoyce Jeong

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Cross-sectional analysis shows increased female authorship in otolaryngology, indicating progress yet highlighting gender gaps.

Key Points

  • This research aims to evaluate trends in female authorship in high-impact otolaryngology journals over two decades.
  • Cross-sectional bibliometric analysis conducted on articles from 2004 and 2024.
  • Determined first and last author genders from public sources.
  • Performed descriptive statistics and proportional comparisons of gender distribution.
  • Female authorship increased from 15.5% in 2004 to 33.5% in 2024 (P < .001).
  • Female first authorship rose from 15.9% to 39.9% (P < .001).
  • Female last authorship increased from 15.6% to 26.4% (P < .001).

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Powszok et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f594e171405d493afffbe9https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.70258
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