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To assess whether scholarly output reflects this burden, we conducted a 20-year bibliometric analysis of pediatric neurosurgery publications, evaluating trends by country income level.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analyzed publications on \u201cpediatric neurosurgery\u201d indexed in Web of Science from 2005\u20132024. Author affiliations were categorized by World Bank income groups: high-income (HIC), upper-middle-income (UMIC), LMIC, and LIC. Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients assessed authorship inequality, with Mann\u2013Kendall test evaluating trends over time.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 3,014 publications from 116 countries, HICs contributed 84.18% of overall authorship. In contrast, UMIC, LMIC, and LIC contributed to 16.70%, 9.59%, and 3.05%, respectively. Multi-country collaborations accounted for 23.79% of all publications, with HIC only (48.43%) partnerships most common, followed by HIC-UMIC (17.09%), and HIC-LMIC (16.24%). No LIC only partnerships were identified. HIC authorship declined from 86.82% to 77.78% over study period (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). In contrast, UMIC, LMIC, and LIC share rose from 11.50% to 21.72%, 5.43% to 13.20%, 0.90% to 3.68%, respectively. First authorship trends mirrored overall authorship, although LIC representation remained unchanged (p\u2009=\u20090.138). Gini coefficients declined, indicating reduced research inequality over time (tau\u2009=\u2009\u2009\u2212\u20090.66, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite growing international collaborations and a gradual shift towards more equitable authorship, contributions from LICs and LMICs, particularly in first and corresponding author roles, remain limited. 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