• The academic advantage : gender disparities in patenting 

    Sugimoto, Cassidy R.; Ni, Chaoqun; West, Jevin D.; Larivière, Vincent (Public library of science, 2015-05-27)
    We analyzed gender disparities in patenting by country, technological area, and type of assignee using the 4.6 million utility patents issued between 1976 and 2013 by the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO). Our analyses of fractionalized ...
  • The gendered nature of authorship 

    Ni, Chaoqun; Smith, Elise; Yuan, Haimiao; Larivière, Vincent; Sugimoto, Cassidy R. (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021-09-01)
    Authorship is the primary form of symbolic capital in science. Despite this, authorship is rife with injustice and malpractice, with women expressing concerns regarding the fair attribution of credit. Based on an international survey, we examine ...