Table 2. Characteristics of authors of the included papers in conflict (N = 325) and post-conflict (N = 170) settings.
| Any/all authors | Conflict (N = 325) | Post-conflict (N = 170) |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||
| Papers with named authors | 302 (93) | 161 (95) |
| Papers reporting affiliations of authors | 279 (86) | 141 (83) |
| N = 224* (69) | N = 128* (75) | |
| Papers with at least 1 author affiliated with country focus of paper | 90 (40) | 68 (53) |
| % authors affiliated with country focus of paper (median [IQR]) | 0 (0–75) | 20 (0–67) |
| First author | N = 224 | N = 128 |
| Country focus of paper | 68 (30) | 42 (33) |
| Different country | 151 (68) | 84 (66) |
| - United States of America | 63 (42) | 2 (32) |
| - United Kingdom | 31 (21) | 31 (37) |
| - European countries other than UK | 20 (13) | 7 (8) |
| - Canada | 15 (10) | 7 (8) |
| - Other | 22 (14) | 12 (15) |
| Independent | 5 (2) | 2 (1) |
| Corresponding author | N = 213§ | N = 125§§ |
| Country focus of paper | 60 (28) | 29 (23) |
| Different country | 148 (70) | 94 (75) |
| - United States of America | 58 (39) | 29 (31) |
| - United Kingdom | 35 (24) | 38 (40) |
| - European countries other than UK | 20 (14) | 8 (9) |
| - Canada | 14 (9) | 7 (7) |
| - Other | 21 (14) | 12 (13) |
| Independent | 5 (2) | 2 (2) |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range
* This is the number of papers reporting affiliations of authors and addressing a specific setting.
§ The corresponding author was unclear in 11 papers.
§§ The corresponding author was unclear in 3 papers.