Presenter(s)
R. M. Narasimhan1, D. Johnson2, L. Millares3, S. Minnich4, M. Blanco4, A. P. Lauder5, I. Dreyfuss6, and C. S. Seldon Taswell6; 1University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Huntingdon Valley, PA, United States, 3Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States, 4Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, 5Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, NH, 6Department of Radiation Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Purpose/Objective(s): The Society for Women in Radiation Oncology (SWRO) was founded in 2017 to advance equity, mentorship, advocacy, and professional development within radiation oncology. Since its founding, SWRO members have produced scholarship addressing workforce culture, structural policy, and community building. We performed a bibliometric analysis to characterize the scope, thematic focus, scholarly formats, and collaborative nature of publications authored by SWRO members.
Materials/Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional bibliometric review of peer-reviewed publications authored by Society for Women in Radiation Oncology (SWRO) members from the society’s founding through December 2024. Publications were identified via systematic PubMed searches for each SWRO member using author name-based queries, supplemented by direct email outreach to verify authorship and identify additional publications. Eligible publications included original research, program evaluations, policy analyses, consensus statements, and invited commentaries by SWRO members. Extracted variables included journal of publication, year, scholarly format, thematic focus, and SWRO member authorship. Two independent reviewers categorized publications into thematic domains. Inter-rater reliability was assessed using Cohen’s ?; discrepancies were resolved via consensus discussion. Descriptive statistics summarized characteristics and themes. Multi-institutional collaboration was defined as authorship across institutions.Results:
Analysis identified 15 publications accruing 48 total citations (h-index = 4) authored by 35 SWRO member authors, including members of the Magna and Steering and Advisory Council leadership groups. Publications spanned 5 journals and platforms, including Advances in Radiation Oncology; International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics; Practical Radiation Oncology; Applied Radiation Oncology; and the ASTRO Blog. Scholarship clustered into 4 themes: advocacy, culture, and gender equity (n = 6); mentorship, professional development, and community (n = 2); workplace policy, wellness, and structural support (n = 5); and founding perspectives (n = 2). Inter-rater agreement was moderate (Cohen’s ? = 0.59; 71% concordance). Formats included survey-based studies, program evaluations, consensus statements, policy analyses, and descriptive commentaries. Most publications demonstrated multi-institutional authorship, reflecting national collaboration across radiation oncology departments.Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis demonstrates that SWRO members have produced a diverse and collaborative body of scholarship spanning equity, mentorship, wellness, and policy within radiation oncology. These findings highlight the role of professional societies in generating sustained, rigorous scholarship that advances gender equity and informs workforce culture beyond traditional disease-focused research.