Recent research in the field of psychology has shed light on a concerning trend: female researchers are cited less frequently than their male counterparts. This citation gap has been attributed to a potential memory bias among male academics, as highlighted in a new study published in American Psychologist.
The study, titled “I Forgot That You Existed: Role of Memory Accessibility in the Gender Citation Gap,” found that male professors at top-tier research universities were more likely to recall and cite male experts in their field compared to female experts. This discrepancy was not observed among female professors, who listed male and female colleagues at similar rates.
