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Do you dare? What female scientists expect when communicating

Do you dare? What female scientists expect when communicating

Scientists are increasingly expected to engage with the public. At the same time, they face increasing hostility when they speak out. Female scientists, as a more frequent target of sexist hostility, fear being attacked and enjoy speaking out less than their male counterparts. The question arises: Is science communication really feasible for everyone in the current hostile environment? This short analysis focuses on female scientists as a subgroup of a large survey sample and how their assessment of public engagement differs from that of their male counterparts.

Putting data before the carrot

Putting data before the carrot

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Chemically linked authors

Chemically linked authors

Bibliometrics for the subject areas Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, as well as Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics for the 20 highest performing authors

11000111 authors

11000111 authors

Bibliometrics for the subject areas Computer Science and Decision Sciences for the 20 highest performing authors.

Doctor coauthor

Doctor coauthor

The 20 highest performing authors in Medicine published more than 7700 articles in seven years.

Et alia mille

Et alia mille

On average, the 20 highest performing authors in Physics and Astronomy have more than 1200 coauthors per article.