Impact of Gender on Publication Productivity and Scientific Collaboration

Abstract

The article describes the task of researching the impact of gender on scientific productivity and collaboration. The contribution of publications to the scientific productivity of authors with different gender compositions is analyzed. A modification of the PR method for teams of authors from different countries was used. Based on the Citation Network Dataset (version 13) (out of more than 5 million scientific publications and 48 million citations), there was a significant gap in the contribution of male authors' articles from those published by female authors. The advantage of articles with male composition over articles with female composition by more than 1.6 times was revealed. The mixed composition of authors does not allow increasing the contribution of publications to scientific productivity, and their contribution is, on average, 1.1 times less than articles with a male composition. The gender impact on scientific cooperation and the productivity of scientific activity has been revealed. This leads to a significant impact on the career path of women in academia. The results obtained confirm the presence of gender inequality in science. The results are intended to intensify the discussion on ensuring equality of rights and gender equality at the state level.