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In this follow-up study, using\n                    <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.research.com\" ext-link-type=\"uri\">www.research.com<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    as a source, gender relations in elite biomedical research were analyzed at a global level. A total of 9791 researchers from 29 countries from the main category of biology and biochemistry were analyzed. The pooled global data set results in a proportion of 14.9% women among the elite researchers; in the individual countries, it ranged from 31.2% (Italy) to 0% (Egypt, Iran, Nigeria; however, only very small sample sizes here). Pharmacology is characterized by lower bibliometric indices than biology and biochemistry; i.e., pharmacologists have a less prominent international perception in science than other fields. Pharmacologists must generate more output to achieve a similar status to other disciplines. 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