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. 2021 Apr 12;23(4):e25379. doi: 10.2196/25379

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©Goran Muric, Kristina Lerman, Emilio Ferrara. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 12.04.2021.

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Percentage drop in proportion of female authors during the pandemic across countries. Orange points mark the percentage decrease in proportion of female authors; green points mark the increase. Horizontal lines represent standard errors. The analysis is divided by topic into three groups: (1) all papers from the data set, (2) papers that deal directly with COVID-19 and related topics, and (3) papers that are not about COVID-19 or related topics. Missing points indicate insufficient sample size.