Where power and scholarship collide: Gender and coauthorship in public administration research
Author(s) | Smith, Amy E. | |
Author(s) | Riccucci, Norma M. | |
Author(s) | Isett, Kimberley R. | |
Author(s) | DeHart-Davis, Leisha | |
Author(s) | Sims, Rebekah St. Clair | |
Date Accessioned | 2025-02-03T19:38:20Z | |
Date Available | 2025-02-03T19:38:20Z | |
Publication Date | 2025-01-14 | |
Description | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Smith, Amy E., Norma M. Riccucci, Kimberley R. Isett, Leisha DeHart-Davis, and Rebekah St. Clair Sims. 2025. “ Where Power and Scholarship Collide: Gender and Coauthorship in Public Administration Research.” Public Administration Review 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13923, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13923. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. © 2025 American Society for Public Administration. This article will be embargoed until 01/14/2027. | |
Abstract | Publishing is a source of capital and power in academia, and coauthoring is a common way to publish. However, studies in public administration have not yet examined the structure of coauthorship patterns, how these patterns have evolved over time, or the extent to which these patterns are gendered. We use bibliometric data to examine coauthorship in public administration scholarship over four decades with a particular focus on gendered patterns. Descriptive statistics, regression, and social network analysis suggest that when women are first authors, the research team is more likely to contain other women and while women are increasingly represented in coauthorship structures, men-only groups of coauthors continue to persist. These findings have implications for the coauthoring practices of individual scholars, perceptions of coauthorship in hiring, tenure, and promotion decisions, and efforts in the field to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Evidence for practice - Coauthorship patterns and the extent to which these patterns are gendered should be of interest to public administration scholars because collaborations are important in the production of scientific research, affect individual researcher productivity, and, increasingly, can be factors in funding opportunities. - Given the high value placed on social equity in public administration, the inclusiveness of collaboration with respect to gender is important. - Individual scholars should be mindful of how coauthorship provides access to research networks. In this context, considering gender diversity in research teams is important. - In tracking bibliometric measures, journals should consider not only gender diversity in authorship of published articles, but also of those submitting to the journal. | |
Citation | Smith, Amy E., Norma M. Riccucci, Kimberley R. Isett, Leisha DeHart-Davis, and Rebekah St. Clair Sims. 2025. “ Where Power and Scholarship Collide: Gender and Coauthorship in Public Administration Research.” Public Administration Review 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13923 | |
ISSN | 1540-6210 | |
URL | https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/35784 | |
Language | en_US | |
Publisher | Public Administration Review | |
Keywords | coauthorship | |
Keywords | gender | |
Keywords | bibliometrics | |
Keywords | network analysis | |
Title | Where power and scholarship collide: Gender and coauthorship in public administration research | |
Type | Article |
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