title: Lung cancer researchers, 2008-2013: their sex and ethnicity.
abstract: This paper describes the process by which almost all authors of papers in the Web of Science (WoS) can be characterised by their sex and ethnicity or national background, based on their names. These are compared with two large databases of surnames and given names to determine to which of some 160 different ethnic groups they are most likely to belong. Since 2008 the authors of WoS papers are tagged with their addresses, and many have their given names if they appear on the paper, so the workforce composition of each country can be determined. Conversely, the current location of members of particular ethnic groups can be found. This will show the extent of a country's "brain drain", if any. Key results are shown for one subject area, andinter aliait appears that the majority of researchers of Indian origin who are active in lung cancer research are working in the USA. But East Asians (Chinese, Japanese and Koreans) tend to stay in their country of birth.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Policy, Guy's Hospital, King's College London, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 6RT UK ; Evaluametrics Ltd, 157 Verulam Road, Saint Albans, AL3 4DW UK.
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lewison
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Policy, Guy's Hospital, King's College London, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 6RT UK ; Evaluametrics Ltd, 157 Verulam Road, Saint Albans, AL3 4DW UK.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roe
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Webber
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Policy, Guy's Hospital, King's College London, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 6RT UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sullivan
keywords: Lung cancer; National origins; Onomastics; Sex