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. 2017 Aug 25;12(8):e0183301. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183301

Table 2. Gendered performance differences by gendered discipline demography.

Discipline Male/female researchers in the field Top cited papers/all papers
Psychology 0.78 equal
Social sciences 1.06 male > female
Agriculture 1.06 male > female
Life sciences & medicine 1.18 equal
Humanities 1.49 equal
Biology & geology 1.70 female > male
Sciences & engineering 3.05 female > male
Computer science / math 4.26 female > male