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Astronomical community: The power of being counted

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Using a sample of more than 200,000 publications over a 65-year period, it is found that astronomy papers led by women receive 10% fewer citations than those led by men, consistent with studies in other related disciplines.

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  1. Sarah Tuttle is at the University of Washington, Physics-Astronomy Bldg, 3910 15th Ave NE, Seattle, Washington 98195-0002, USA.,

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Tuttle, S. Astronomical community: The power of being counted. Nat Astron 1, 0154 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0154

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