Does a gender-neutral name associate with the research impact of a scientist?

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Highlights：

• We used the frequency of names by gender of babies registered in the united States, to calculate the name neutralization index scores for authors.

• The more neutral the name, the more citations the publications received.

• The neutral effect was more pronounced for authors with feminine names than for authors with masculine names.

摘要

•We used the frequency of names by gender of babies registered in the united States, to calculate the name neutralization index scores for authors.•The more neutral the name, the more citations the publications received.•The neutral effect was more pronounced for authors with feminine names than for authors with masculine names.

论文关键词：Gender differences,Neutralization of names,Scientific impact,Regression analysis

论文评审过程：Received 5 January 2021, Revised 9 January 2022, Accepted 11 January 2022, Available online 2 February 2022, Version of Record 2 February 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2022.101251