Gender and the publication output of graduate students: A case study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Pezzoni, Michele ^a,b,c   Mairesse, Jacques ^d,e,f   Stephan, Paula ^f,g   Lane, Julia ^h,i,j  

^a GREDEG CNRS   (France)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c BRICK   (Italy)

^d CREST   (France)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PHD STUDENT; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; WRITING; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT;

EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLICATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84955277835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145146     Document Type: Article

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