Abstract：
BACKGROUND: It is important to have a diverse workforce in clinical and research environments. A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the possible presence of gender, perceived skin color, education, academic productivity, and career progression inequalities among neurosurgeons in the United Kingdom.
METHODS: A list of all consultant neurosurgeons working in the United Kingdom (N = 384) was obtained from the Specialist Info website. Data about their education, research activity, academic productivity, impact, and progression were obtained from publicly available online sources.
RESULTS: Over 90% of consultants and all full professors were men. There was a small number of black or brown consultant neurosurgeons and no black full professors. Very few black or brown consultants obtained their medical degree from a top university or had a PhD. There were no gender disparities in currently being affiliated with a university (or top university), obtaining a PhD or Master\'s degree, ranking of the university from which they obtained their medical degree, Master\'s degree or PhD, or number of pages and open access availability of their PhD thesis. Neurosurgeons who obtained their medical degree from the UK and those with a PhD had more publications, citations and a higher h-index. Male (vs. female) academic neurosurgeons had more publications, nonself-citations, and a higher h-index, and white (vs. brown) female neurosurgeons had more citations per paper.
CONCLUSIONS: This study identified important gender, skin color, education, academic productivity, and career progression inequalities in the 2023 UK consultant neurosurgery workforce.
METHODS: A list of all consultant neurosurgeons working in the United Kingdom (N = 384) was obtained from the Specialist Info website. Data about their education, research activity, academic productivity, impact, and progression were obtained from publicly available online sources.
RESULTS: Over 90% of consultants and all full professors were men. There was a small number of black or brown consultant neurosurgeons and no black full professors. Very few black or brown consultants obtained their medical degree from a top university or had a PhD. There were no gender disparities in currently being affiliated with a university (or top university), obtaining a PhD or Master\'s degree, ranking of the university from which they obtained their medical degree, Master\'s degree or PhD, or number of pages and open access availability of their PhD thesis. Neurosurgeons who obtained their medical degree from the UK and those with a PhD had more publications, citations and a higher h-index. Male (vs. female) academic neurosurgeons had more publications, nonself-citations, and a higher h-index, and white (vs. brown) female neurosurgeons had more citations per paper.
CONCLUSIONS: This study identified important gender, skin color, education, academic productivity, and career progression inequalities in the 2023 UK consultant neurosurgery workforce.
摘要：
背景：在临床和研究环境中拥有多样化的劳动力非常重要。进行了一项横断面研究，以检查性别的可能存在，感知到的肤色，教育,学术生产力,以及英国神经外科医生之间的职业发展不平等。
方法：从SpecialistInfo网站获得在英国工作的所有神经外科顾问（N=384）名单。关于他们教育的数据，研究活动,学术生产力,影响和进展来自公开的在线来源。
结果：90%以上的顾问和所有全职教授都是男性。只有少数黑人或棕色的神经外科顾问，没有黑人正式教授。很少有黑人或棕色顾问从顶尖大学获得医学学位或获得博士学位。目前隶属于一所大学(或顶尖大学)没有性别差异，获得博士学位或硕士学位，他们获得医学学位的大学的排名，硕士学位或博士学位，或页数和他们的博士论文的开放访问可用性。从英国获得医学学位的神经外科医生和拥有博士学位的神经外科医生有更多的出版物，引文和更高的h指数。男性（与女性）学术神经外科医生有更多的出版物，非自我引用，和更高的h指数，白人（与棕色）女性神经外科医生每篇论文的引用次数更多。
结论：这项研究确定了重要的性别，肤色,教育,学术生产力,和2023年英国神经外科顾问劳动力的职业发展不平等。
方法：从SpecialistInfo网站获得在英国工作的所有神经外科顾问（N=384）名单。关于他们教育的数据，研究活动,学术生产力,影响和进展来自公开的在线来源。
结果：90%以上的顾问和所有全职教授都是男性。只有少数黑人或棕色的神经外科顾问，没有黑人正式教授。很少有黑人或棕色顾问从顶尖大学获得医学学位或获得博士学位。目前隶属于一所大学(或顶尖大学)没有性别差异，获得博士学位或硕士学位，他们获得医学学位的大学的排名，硕士学位或博士学位，或页数和他们的博士论文的开放访问可用性。从英国获得医学学位的神经外科医生和拥有博士学位的神经外科医生有更多的出版物，引文和更高的h指数。男性（与女性）学术神经外科医生有更多的出版物，非自我引用，和更高的h指数，白人（与棕色）女性神经外科医生每篇论文的引用次数更多。
结论：这项研究确定了重要的性别，肤色,教育,学术生产力,和2023年英国神经外科顾问劳动力的职业发展不平等。
