Bibliometric Analysis of the English Musculoskeletal Literature over the Last 30 Years
Table 8
Predictors of a female author from multivariate logistic regression analysis.
By individual journal
Female first author
Female corresponding author
Journal
OR
95% CI
value
OR
95% CI
value
CTI
7.9
5.6, 11.2
<10−15
JBMR
6.6
4.6, 9.5
<10−15
JBMR
7.4
5.3, 10.3
<10−15
CTI
6.3
4.3, 9.2
<10−15
BONE
6.6
4.8, 9.2
<10−15
BONE
5.7
4.0, 8.1
<10−15
JOR
3.3
2.4, 4.8
1.1 × 10−11
JOR
3.2
2.2, 4.6
4.1 × 10−9
ABME
3.2
2.2, 4.7
1.3 × 10−9
ABME
3.0
2.9, 4.6
1.7 × 10−7
JPO
2.4
1.7, 3.5
0.000002
FAI
2.2
1.4, 3.3
0.0003
Spine
2.1
1.5, 2.9
0.00001
JPO
2.1
1.4, 3.2
0.0004
JHSA
2.0
1.4, 2.9
0.0001
Spine
2.0
1.4, 2.9
0.0001
JHSE
1.8
1.2, 2.7
0.004
Injury
1.8
1.2, 2.6
0.002
FAI
1.8
1.2, 2.7
0.005
AJSM
1.8
1.2, 2.7
0.002
Injury
1.6
1.1, 2.3
0.008
JBJS
1.8
1.2, 2.6
0.004
AJSM
1.6
1.1, 2.2
0.014
JHSA
1.7
1.1, 2.5
0.01
JBJS
1.5
1.1, 2.1
0.024
JAR
1.4
0.9, 2.1
0.09
JOT
1.2
0.8, 1.9
0.40
JHSE
1.4
0.9, 2.3
0.12
BJJ
1.2
0.9, 1.8
0.27
BJJ
1.3
0.9, 2.0
0.17
JAR
1.1
0.7, 1.5
0.76
JOT
1.1
0.7, 1.8
0.68
Arthroscopy
R
—
—
Arthroscopy
R
—
—
Decade
Decade
2015–2016
2.9
2.4, 3.5
<10−15
2015–2016
2.5
2.1, 3.1
<10−15
2005–2006
1.7
1.4, 2.1
<10−15
2005–2006
1.6
1.3, 2.0
0.000005
1995–1996
1.2
1.0, 1.5
5.7 × 10−8
1995–1996
1.2
1.0, 1.5
0.13
1985–1987
R
—
—
1985–1987
R
—
—
Region
Region
Australia/New Zealand
2.7
2.0, 3.6
3.1 × 10−12
Australia/New Zealand
2.4
1.7, 3.2
1.9 × 10−8
Europe
1.9
1.6, 2.3
5.5 × 10−13
Europe
1.9
1.6, 2.3
1.3 × 10−11
North America
1.6
1.3, 1.9
5.6 × 10−8
North America
1.5
1.2, 1.8
0.000027
Asia
R
—
—
Asia
R
—
—
By journal type
Journal type
Journal type
Basic Science
3.5
3.2, 3.9
<10−15
Basic Science
3.0
1.6, 2.3
<10−15
Clinical
R
—
—
Clinical
R
—
—
Decade
Decade
2015–2016
2.6
2.2, 3.1
<10−15
2015–2016
2.4
2.0, 3.0
<10−15
2005–2006
1.6
1.3, 1.9
0.000002
2005–2006
1.6
1.3, 2.0
0.00001
1995–1996
1.2
1.0, 1.5
0.05
1995–1996
1.2
1.0, 1.5
0.067
1985–1987
R
—
—
1985–1987
R
—
—
Region
Region
Australia/New Zealand
2.7
2.1, 3.6
8.7 × 10−13
Australia/New Zealand
2.4
1.8, 3.3
3.6 × 10−9
Europe
1.9
1.6, 1.2
4.9 × 10−13
Europe
1.9
1.6, 2.3
4.6 × 10−12
North America
1.5
1.3, 1.8
0.000001
North America
1.4
1.2, 1.7
0.00006
Asia
R
—
—
Asia
R
—
—
OR = odds ratio, 95% CI = 95% confidence interval, R = reference value. ABME = Annals of Biomedical Engineering, CTI = Calcified Tissue International, JBMR = Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, JOR = Journal of Orthopaedic Research, AJSM = American Journal of Sports Medicine, BJJ = Bone and Joint Journal, FAI = Foot and Ankle International, JAR = Journal of Arthroplasty, JBJS = Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, JHSA = Journal of Hand Surgery American, JHSE = Journal of Hand Surgery European, JOT = Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, and JPO = Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics.