Gender inequality and research performance: moving beyond individual-meritocratic explanations of academic advancement
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Gender inequality and research performance : moving beyond individual-meritocratic explanations of academic advancement. / Nielsen, Mathias Wullum.
In: Studies in Higher Education, Vol. 41, No. 11, 01.11.2016, p. 2044-2060.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender inequality and research performance
T2 - moving beyond individual-meritocratic explanations of academic advancement
AU - Nielsen, Mathias Wullum
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Academic debates addressing the persistent gender gap in science reveal considerable contestation of the relevance and extent of the problem. Particular attention has been given to the question of whether women's high attrition rates should be ascribed to the structural and cultural barriers inherent to the academic system or instead individualistic matters, such as personal motivation, performance and merit. In order to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of this particular issue, this cross-sectional bibliometric study investigates the link between gender and research performance in the Danish context. More specifically, it compares the citation and self-citation rates, source normalized impact per publication scores and collaborative patterns of 3293 male and female researchers at a Danish university and provides evidence challenging the widespread assumption of a persistent performance gap in favour of male researchers. The result has implications for research organizations and managers, as it raises concerns about the validity of individual-meritocratic explanations of the skewed gender distributions in academia.
AB - Academic debates addressing the persistent gender gap in science reveal considerable contestation of the relevance and extent of the problem. Particular attention has been given to the question of whether women's high attrition rates should be ascribed to the structural and cultural barriers inherent to the academic system or instead individualistic matters, such as personal motivation, performance and merit. In order to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of this particular issue, this cross-sectional bibliometric study investigates the link between gender and research performance in the Danish context. More specifically, it compares the citation and self-citation rates, source normalized impact per publication scores and collaborative patterns of 3293 male and female researchers at a Danish university and provides evidence challenging the widespread assumption of a persistent performance gap in favour of male researchers. The result has implications for research organizations and managers, as it raises concerns about the validity of individual-meritocratic explanations of the skewed gender distributions in academia.
KW - bibliometrics
KW - citation analysis
KW - meritocracy
KW - perceptions of inequality
KW - scientific performance
KW - women in science
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84923268451&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03075079.2015.1007945
DO - 10.1080/03075079.2015.1007945
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84923268451
VL - 41
SP - 2044
EP - 2060
JO - Studies in Higher Education
JF - Studies in Higher Education
SN - 0307-5079
IS - 11
ER -
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