The productivity puzzle in invasion science: Declining but persisting gender imbalances in research performance

We analyzed 27,234 publications published since the rise of the field of invasion science in 1980 to evaluate the presence of gender differences in research productivity, the extent of collaboration, and the research impact of those differences. Our analysis revealed significantly fewer female- than male-authored publications, both per capita and as a group, and the underrepresentation of women as first and single authors persists despite improvements in the gender gap. At the current rate of increase, gender parity in first authorship will not be achieved until 2100, and men will continue to constitute the principal voice of first or single authors in invasion science. Women collaborate with fewer coauthors and are cited less frequently than men, on average, which may influence recruitment and retention to more senior academic positions. These gender disparities in this aspect of research performance suggest that, although the gender gap is lessening, women experience barriers in invas...本研究分析了自1980年入侵科学（Invasion Science）领域兴起以来发表的27234篇学术论文，旨在探究科研产出中的性别差异、合作规模以及此类差异对研究影响力的影响。分析结果显示，无论按人均还是整体统计，女性作者的论文数量均显著少于男性作者；尽管性别差距有所缩小，但女性作为第一作者和独立作者的占比不足问题仍持续存在。按照当前的增长速度，入侵科学领域第一作者的性别平等要到2100年才能实现，男性仍将主导该领域第一或独立作者的话语权。平均而言，女性的合作作者数量少于男性，平均被引频次也更低，这或对女性竞聘及留任更高阶学术职位产生负面影响。此类科研表现层面的性别差异表明，尽管性别差距正在缩小，但女性在入侵科学领域仍面临诸多壁垒……