The Matilda Effect in Communication Research: The Effects of Gender and Geography on Usage and Citations Across 11 Countries

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Communication Research Pub Date : 2023-01-19 DOI:10.1177/00936502221124389

Andrea Rajkó, Csilla Herendy, M. Goyanes, Márton Demeter

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Abstract

Across liberal democracies, optimalizing gender balance in communication research production and impact is a growing aspiration of scientific leaders and research-intensive universities alike. Despite eloquent motivations, the gender proportions of the most prolific scholars remain undetermined, along with the role gender plays in explaining research usage (i.e., views) and impact (i.e., citations) across countries. Drawing upon performance data of 5,500 communication scholars from 11 countries, this study found that amongst the most prolific communication authors, female scholars are still significantly underrepresented in all the analyzed regions. Furthermore, when examining views and citation scores, findings illustrate that female scholars’ papers are systematically more viewed, yet significantly less cited than male scholarship. All things considered, we provide insightful empirical evidence that point to a twofold Matilda effect playing at both the production and performance levels in communication studies, arguing that gender inequalities are still rampant in the field.

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传播学研究中的玛蒂尔达效应：性别和地理因素对11个国家使用和引用的影响

在整个自由民主国家，科学领袖和研究密集型大学都越来越渴望在传播研究的生产和影响中实现性别平衡。尽管动机很有说服力，但最多产学者的性别比例以及性别在解释各国研究使用（即观点）和影响（即引用）方面所起的作用仍不确定。根据来自11个国家的5500名传播学者的表现数据，本研究发现，在最多产的传播作者中，女性学者在所有分析地区的代表性仍然显著不足。此外，在研究观点和引文得分时，研究结果表明，女性学者的论文被系统地更多地浏览，但被引用的次数明显少于男性学者。综合考虑，我们提供了有见地的实证证据，指出在传播研究的生产和绩效层面都存在双重玛蒂尔达效应，认为性别不平等在该领域仍然猖獗。

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期刊介绍： Empirical research in communication began in the 20th century, and there are more researchers pursuing answers to communication questions today than at any other time. The editorial goal of Communication Research is to offer a special opportunity for reflection and change in the new millennium. To qualify for publication, research should, first, be explicitly tied to some form of communication; second, be theoretically driven with results that inform theory; third, use the most rigorous empirical methods; and fourth, be directly linked to the most important problems and issues facing humankind. Critieria do not privilege any particular context; indeed, we believe that the key problems facing humankind occur in close relationships, groups, organiations, and cultures.