The proportion of women authors in engineering publications from the US increased from 14% during 1996-2000 to 21% during 2011-2015. For several countries, including the US, EU28, Canada, UK, Japan, and Denmark, women authors in engineering had a slightly higher field-weighted citation impact than their male counterparts between 2011-2015. The report analyzed gender differences in authorship and citation impact across multiple geographies and disciplines over a 20 year period.

1. US
US
Proportion of women
among researchers
in Engineering
2011-15
Appearance of authors
as first or corresponding
position for papers
in Engineering
2011-15
In the US, the proportion of
women among named authors
in Engineering, increased
from 14% (1996-2000) to
21% (2011-2015). Figures from 1996-2000
20percentage
points
Research ImpactLeadership
Proportions
Field-Weighted
Citation Impact*
in Engineering
2011-15
EU28
▪ 24% (14%)
▪ 76% (86%)
Denmark
▪ 23% (13%)
▪ 77% (87%)
UK
▪ 21% (13%)
▪ 79% (87%)
Mexico
▪ 24% (15%)
▪ 76% (85%)
Canada
▪ 22% (14%)
▪ 78% (86%)
Japan
▪ 10% (6%)
▪ 90% (94%)
Australia
▪ 25% (15%)
▪ 75% (85%)
Portugal
▪ 33% (20%)
▪ 67% (80%)
France
▪ 24% (18%)
▪ 76% (82%)US
▪ 21% (14%)
▪ 79% (86%)
Chile
▪ 20% (13%)
▪ 80% (87%)
Brazil
▪ 29% (16%)
▪ 71% (84%)
Brazil
UK
France
Canada
In half of the
comparators,
women’s output in
Engineering has a
slightly higher
citation impact
than men’s:
US, EU28, Canada,
UK, Japan & Denmark.
34percentage
points
23percentage
points
22percentage
points
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points
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points
9percentage
points
Countries with Least
pronounced gender difference in
first/corresponding authorship –
percentage points between
women & men
Countries where women have a
slightly higher citation impact
Countries where men have a
slightly higher citation impact
Citation impact in
Brazil is close to equal
Most pronounced difference
EU28
EU28
Portugal
Portugal
Australia
Australia
Denmark Denmark
Japan
Japan
Mexico
Mexico
Chile
Elsevier’s comprehensive report on research performance
through a gender lens, Gender in the Global Research Landscape,
spans 20 years, 12 geographies, and 27 disciplines. This global
study draws upon data and analytics, a unique gender
disambiguation methodology, and involvement of global experts.
Gender in the
Global Research
Landscape
FOCUS ON ENGINEERING ▪ Women ▪ Men
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* Field-Weighted Citation Impact normalizes the data to a world average of 1 in order to
account for different citation rates and practices across articles’ fields, types, and ages.