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ArticleCureus2020

Gender-Based Disparity in Academic Ranking and Research Productivity Among Canadian Anesthesiology Faculty.

Eric N Esslinger, Michael Van der Westhuizen, Sabeena Jalal, Sarmad Masud, Faisal Khosa

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The gender gap in academic anesthesiology and critical care medicine: a systematic review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025
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  6. An analysis of women's authorship in five leading anesthesiology journals.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eric N EsslingerAnesthesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.
Michael Van der WesthuizenAnesthesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CAN.
Sabeena JalalRadiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, CAN.
Sarmad MasudAnesthesiology, Shalamar Medical and Dental College and Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Faisal KhosaRadiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, CAN.
Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology · CAShalamar Hospital · PKVancouver General Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose Despite increasing numbers of women entering anesthesiology training, women remain underrepresented in senior academic positions and leadership roles. This study aims to determine the extent of gender disparity in Canadian departments of anesthesiology. In addition, we explore the correlation between publication productivity and academic rank in this cohort. Methods The Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) was queried to identify 17 training programs for anesthesiology. Department websites were searched to determine the names of faculty members, as well as gender, leadership roles, and academic ranks. The SCOPUS

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academic anesthesiologyacademic promotionacademic rankbibliometric analysisgender disparitygender equityh-indexleadershipresearch productivity

Identifiers

PMID33324526
PMCPMC7732785
OpenAlexW3098195779

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