| | Decade | | 1985–86 | 1995–96 | 2005–06 | 2015–16 | % 1985–86 | % 1995–96 | % 2005–06 | % 2015–16 | value^ |
| Entire study | | | | | | | | | | First author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 164 | 403 | 619 | 1,024 | 10.8 | 14.5 | 16.3 | 23.7 | <1015 | Male | 1,353 | 2,377 | 3,171 | 3,290 | 89.2 | 85.5 | 83.7 | 76.3 | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 128 | 329 | 513 | 812 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 18.9 | <1015 | Male | 1,312 | 2,459 | 3,291 | 3,493 | 91.1 | 88.2 | 86.5 | 81.1 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 26 | 78 | 100 | 144 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 0.000001 | Male | 567 | 925 | 1,068 | 1,144 | 95.6 | 92.2 | 91.4 | 88.8 | | By Journal Type | Clinical | | | | | | | | | | First author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 95 | 177 | 331 | 577 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 17.8 | <1015 | Male | 1,107 | 1,759 | 2,584 | 2,673 | 92.1 | 90.9 | 88.6 | 82.2 | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 78 | 145 | 279 | 476 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 14.7 | <1015 | Male | 1,041 | 1,795 | 2,641 | 2,769 | 93.0 | 92.5 | 90.4 | 85.3 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 11 | 33 | 48 | 39 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 0.27 | Male | 374 | 675 | 778 | 826 | 97.1 | 95.3 | 94.2 | 95.5 | | Basic science | | | | | | | | | | First Author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 69 | 226 | 288 | 447 | 21.9 | 26.8 | 32.9 | 42.2 | <1015 | Male | 246 | 618 | 587 | 612 | 78.1 | 73.2 | 67.1 | 57.8 | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 50 | 184 | 234 | 336 | 15.6 | 21.7 | 26.5 | 31.7 | 2.8 × 10−11 | Male | 271 | 664 | 650 | 724 | 84.4 | 78.3 | 73.5 | 68.3 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 15 | 45 | 52 | 105 | 7.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 24.8 | 4.7 × 10−8 | Male | 193 | 250 | 290 | 318 | 92.8 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 75.2 | | By geographic region | North America | | | | | | | | | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 66 | 175 | 261 | 368 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 16.9 | 5.3 × 10−14 | Male | 827 | 1,374 | 1,626 | 1,810 | 92.6 | 88.7 | 86.2 | 83.1 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 16 | 50 | 60 | 97 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 0.00008 | Male | 387 | 554 | 648 | 785 | 96.0 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 89.0 | | Europe | | | | | | | | | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 53 | 121 | 187 | 273 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 22.8 | 4.9 × 10−9 | Male | 359 | 761 | 1,055 | 922 | 87.1 | 86.3 | 84.9 | 77.2 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 9 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 14.1 | 0.0046 | Male | 126 | 192 | 200 | 219 | 93.3 | 92.8 | 91.3 | 85.9 | | Asia | | | | | | | | | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 6 | 18 | 44 | 101 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 14.2 | 0.00015 | Male | 88 | 240 | 458 | 610 | 93.6 | 93.0 | 91.2 | 85.8 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 0.16 | Male | 18 | 59 | 56 | 93 | 100.0 | 98.3 | 96.6 | 94.9 | | Australia/New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 3 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 37.3 | 0.000004 | Male | 26 | 60 | 106 | 101 | 89.7 | 85.7 | 86.9 | 62.7 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 0.096 | Male | 8 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 91.7 | 88.9 | | Latin America | | | | | | | | | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 8.6 | 20.6 | 0.27 | Male | 4 | 17 | 32 | 27 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 91.4 | 79.4 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | Male | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | Africa | | | | | | | | | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 0.74 | Male | 8 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 100.0 | 77.8 | 87.5 | 88.5 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.81 | Male | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 88.9 | | By location of journal editorial office | North America | | | | | | | | | | First author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 107 | 302 | 498 | 821 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 16.4 | 24.4 | <1015 | Male | 997 | 1,784 | 2,545 | 2,543 | 90.3 | 85.5 | 83.6 | 75.6 | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 74 | 252 | 423 | 638 | 7.2 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 19.0 | <1015 | Male | 947 | 1,833 | 2,614 | 2,716 | 92.8 | 87.9 | 86.1 | 81.0 | | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 22 | 64 | 86 | 118 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 0.000023 | Male | 448 | 757 | 919 | 933 | 95.3 | 92.2 | 91.4 | 88.8 | | Europe | | | | | | | | | | First author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 57 | 101 | 121 | 203 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 21.4 | 0.000053 | Male | 356 | 593 | 626 | 747 | 86.2 | 85.4 | 83.8 | 78.6 | | Corresponding author | | | | | | | | | | Female | 54 | 77 | 90 | 174 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 18.3 | | Male | 365 | 626 | 677 | 777 | 87.1 | 89.0 | 88.3 | 81.7 | 0.00029 | Editorial board | | | | | | | | | | Female | 4 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 11.0 | | Male | 119 | 168 | 149 | 211 | 96.7 | 92.3 | 91.4 | 89.0 | 0.014 |
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