title: Dearth by a Thousand Cuts? Accounting for Gender Differences in Top-Ranked Publication Rates in Social Psychology.
abstract: Publication in theJournal of Personality and Social Psychology, a flagship indicator of scientific prestige, shows dramatic gender disparities. A bibliometric analysis included yoked-control authors matched for Ph.D. prestige and cohort. Though women publish less, at slower annual rates, they are more cited in handbooks and textbooks perJPSP-article-published. No gender differences emerged on variables reflecting differential qualifications. Many factors explain gender discrepancy in productivity. Among top publishers, per-year rate and first authorship especially differ by gender; rate uniquely predicts top-male productivity, whereas career-length uniquely predicts top-female productivity. Among men, across top-publishers and controls, productivity correlates uniquely with editorial negotiating and being married. For women, no personal variables predict productivity. A separate inquiry shows tiny gender differences in acceptance rates perJPSParticle submitted; discrimination would be a small-but-plausible contributor, absent independent indicators of manuscript quality. Recent productivity rates mirror earlier gender disparities, suggesting gender gaps will continue.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cikara
authors.affiliation: Rutgers University.
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rudman
authors.affiliation: Princeton University.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fiske
keywords: bibliometric analysis; gender discrimination; social psychology; women in science
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