Longitudinal analyses of gender differences in first authorship publications related to COVID-19

Objective Concerns have been raised that the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted research productivity to the disadvantage of women in academia, particularly in early career stages. In this study, we aimed to assess the pandemic’s effect on women’s COVID-19-related publishing over the first year of the pa...

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Hauptverfasser: Lerchenmüller, Carolin (VerfasserIn) , Schmallenbach, Leo (VerfasserIn) , Jena, Anupam B. (VerfasserIn) , Lerchenmüller, Marc J. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: April 5, 2021
In: BMJ open
Year: 2021, Jahrgang: 11, Heft: 4, Pages: 1-8
ISSN:2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045176
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045176
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/4/e045176
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Verfasserangaben:Carolin Lerchenmüller, Leo Schmallenbach, Anupam B. Jena, Marc J. Lerchenmueller

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