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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

Authorship and citation trends in dementia research: A path to equitable career development for scientists.

Jayalakshmi Viswanathan, Diana Karamacoska, Lokendra S Thakur, Mouna Sawan, Angela Gomez-Arboledas, Ines Moreno-Gonzalez, C Elizabeth Shaaban, Sadaf A Milani, Giedre Milinkeviciute, Samantha M Loi and 9 more

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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19 authors.

Jayalakshmi ViswanathanDepartment of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5338-3170
Diana KaramacoskaNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
Lokendra S ThakurMathematical Diseases-theraReCliNostic-Research Institute (MDtRI), Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Mouna SawanSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Angela Gomez-ArboledasInstitute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
Ines Moreno-GonzalezDepartment of Cell biology, genetics and physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Malaga, IBIMA, CIBERNED, Malaga, Spain.
C Elizabeth ShaabanDepartment of Health Promotion and Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sadaf A MilaniDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Giedre MilinkeviciuteInstitute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
Samantha M LoiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Anika WuestefeldDepartment of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Skåne County, Sweden.
Sindhuja T GovindarajanDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Audrey LowDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Giovanna Carello-CollarGraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Hom L ShreshtaFaculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Sunnie KenowskyDepartment of Cognitive Neurology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.
Claudia K SuemotoDivision of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Michelle M MielkeDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Shana D StitesDepartment of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

Study of Cognitive Symptoms and Future Time Perspective in Preclinical Alzheimer's DiseaseK23AG065442 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI STITES, SHANA D. · 2020 to 2024
$886k
Alzheimer's AssociationNIA NIH HHS K23 AG065442
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWomen are increasingly entering the dementia research workforce, but they frequently fail to attain senior leadership positions in academia. Discrepancies in academic research outputs were investigated to guide equity-focused policy recommendations.

methodsBibliometrics was conducted on 400,482 original research articles (2003-2022) followed by surveying the AD/ADRD research community, to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate discrepancies in publication and authorship trends. In addition, an unsupervised learning algorithm was developed to analyze underlying relationships between author groups.

resultsMale author gender was consistently predictive of better publication and citation metrics across all bibliometrics outcomes, with senior male authors outperforming all other subgroups and fewer senior female authors in most research areas. Female survey respondents reported more barriers, but comparable productivity and citation strategies as male authors. DISCUSSION: Multi-pronged approaches by stakeholders across institutions, funders, and journals are necessary to provide career support for early-career scientists working to transition to senior research roles.

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AuthorshipBibliometricsBiomedical ResearchDementiaGender EquityResearch PersonnelAcademiaFemaleHumansMaleacademic publishingAlzheimer's disease and related dementiasbibliometricsgender disparitiesmachine learning

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PMCPMC13279465

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