Authorship dynamics: a bibliometric analysis of low- and middle-income country author representation in high-impact dermatology journals
This study analysed authorship trends in high-impact dermatology journals and dermatological content in journals based in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) from 2018 to 2023. It found that only 12.2% of publications in high-impact dermatology journals were affiliated with LMIC authors, who were less likely to be first or senior authors. The study emphasizes the need for greater global representation to enhance the capacity of LMIC researchers and the visibility of issues important to their communities.
Authors
- Gene Colón
- L. Claire Fuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-8731)
- Jadesola Akinwuntan
- Ádám Dér
- Sonya Prasad
- Christine Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2494-2620)
- Rowanne Ali
- Jose Ollague Sierra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-0467)
- Rhea Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-796X)
- Ncoza Cordelia Dlova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2425-3905)
- Bertrand Chuberre
- Colin Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4775-9802)
- Esther E. Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7751-9466)
- Doriane Sabushimike
- S. K. Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5170-7593)
- Eliza Passell
- Guénolée de Lambert
Institutions
- University of Zululand (ZA)
- University of Kansas (US)
- The University of Kansas Health System (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (GB)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf335
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.87