Gender-diverse teams produce more novel and higher-impact scientific ideas
University of Notre Dame · Northwestern University · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Science's changing demographics raise new questions about research team diversity and research outcomes. We study mixed-gender research teams, examining 6.6 million papers published across the medical sciences since 2000 and establishing several core findings. First, the fraction of publications by mixed-gender teams has grown rapidly, yet mixed-gender teams continue to be underrepresented compared to the expectations of a null model. Second, despite their underrepresentation, the publications of mixed-gender teams are substantially more novel and impactful than the publications of same-gender teams of equivalent size. Third, the greater the gender balance on a team, the better the team scores on these…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 54.13
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 60
Authors
5- YYYang YangCorresponding
University of Notre Dame, Northwestern University
- TYTanya Y. Tian
New York University Shanghai
- TKTeresa K. Woodruff
Michigan State University
- BFBenjamin F. Jones
Northwestern University, National Bureau of Economic Research
- BUBrian Uzzi
Northwestern University, McCormick (United States)
Topics & keywords
- Gender balance
- Diversity (politics)
- Novelty
- Demographics
- Gender diversity
- Psychology
- Gender disparity
- Social psychology
- Quality Education