"Authorship" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The profession of writing. Also the identity of the writer as the creator of a literary production.
| Descriptor ID |
D001319
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.423.906.215
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Authorship" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in Burns Research Authorship in Burn-Specific Journals: Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. J Burn Care Res. 2026 09 08; 47(5):1482-1490.
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Authorship Trends and Gender Concordance in Surgical Research. J Surg Res. 2025 08; 312:148-154.
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Does academic authorship reflect gender bias in pediatric surgery? An analysis of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2007-2017. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct; 55(10):2071-2074.
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Gender Disparity in Authorship of Peer-Reviewed Medical Publications. Am J Med Sci. 2020 11; 360(5):511-516.
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Authorship in paediatric research conducted in low- and middle-income countries: parity or parasitism? Trop Med Int Health. 2017 11; 22(11):1362-1370.
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Self-plagiarism: a misnomer. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jan; 214(1):91-3.
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Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention and cancer prevention research: two journals, a common goal. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2008 Nov; 1(6):393-5.
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Standards for ethical publication. Laryngoscope. 2007 Jan; 117(1):1-2.
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Standards for ethical publication. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Dec; 135(6):829-30.
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Standards for ethical publication. Ear Nose Throat J. 2006 Dec; 85(12):792, 795.