The scholarly impact of articles published by men and women in psychology journals

A comparison of the relative frequency rates of citation of articles by men & women appearing in psychology journals, based on data drawn from the 1985 edition of the Social Sciences Citation Index. The sex ratio of authors of frequently cited articles (ie, those with 15+ citations) is compared with that among authors of infrequently cited articles published in the same journal. A total of 564 articles in each category was obtained. Although the majority of both high- & low-impact articles had a male senior author, when place & year of publication are controlled, & different numerical representation is accounted for between the sexes, the impact of the articles published by women equals that of men. Gendered patterns of publication preferences & specialization within psychology are discussed along with methodological issues in evaluation of sex differences in scientific performance. 2 Tables, 14 References. C. Grindle