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Goyanes M, Demeter M, Grané A, Tóth T, de Zúñiga HG. Research patterns in communication (2009–2019): testing female representation and productivity differences, within the most cited authors and the field. Scientometrics 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04575-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AbstractThis study compares the share of male/female as first authors, the growth of authors per paper, and the differences in publication productivity in the last decade of the most cited authors versus the field of communication (i.e., a representative sample of papers published in the field of communication). Results indicate that there are significantly more female first authors in the field than a decade ago, but their proportion among the most cited authors has not grown at a similar pace. Likewise, the number of authors per paper has significantly increased in the field, but not among the most cited authors, who, in turn, publish significantly more papers than the field, both in 2009 and 2019. And not only that, the productivity gap between the most cited authors and the field has substantially increased between the span of this decade. Theoretical implications of these findings and suggestions for future studies are also discussed.
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Siler K. Values matter in science, so do facts: Response to Gingras. QUANTITATIVE SCIENCE STUDIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1162/qss_c_00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Kyle Siler
- École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec (Canada)
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Gingras Y. Towards a moralization of bibliometrics? A response to Kyle Siler. QUANTITATIVE SCIENCE STUDIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1162/qss_c_00178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In a recent letter to QSS, Kyle Siler (2021), made harsh comments against the decision of the editors to publish a controversial paper signed by Alessandro Strumia (2021) about gender differences in high-energy physics. My aim here is to point to the elements in Siler’s letter that are typical of a new tendency to replace rational and technical arguments with a series of moral statements and ex cathedra affirmations that are not supported by cogent arguments. Such an approach can only be detrimental to rational debates within the bibliometric research community.
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- Yves Gingras
- Département d’histoire, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Siler K. L’Affaire Strumia reveals troubling gatekeeping values and outcomes at Quantitative Science Studies. QUANTITATIVE SCIENCE STUDIES 2021. [DOI: 10.1162/qss_c_00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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- Kyle Siler
- École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec (Canada)
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