Gender disparities in high-quality research revealed by nature index journals

PLoS ONE

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Bendels, Michael H K ^a   Müller, Ruth ^a   Brueggmann, Doerthe ^a   Groneberg, David A ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMEDICINE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; WRITING; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; SEX FACTOR;

AUTHORSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MALE; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 85040003453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189136     Document Type: Article

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