Authorship trends in the Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology textbook

A sign of the times

Authors

  • Irene W. Su Department of Urology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032
  • Johanna Tamoka City University of New York School of Medicine, 1589 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10031
  • Madelaine J. Rangel University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
  • Gina M. Badalato Columbia University Irving Medical Center Department of Urology, 161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032
  • Christopher Tenggardjaja Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, 4867 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
  • Doreen E. Chung Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine, Lake Success, NY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.9233

Keywords:

gender diversity, authorship, medical publishing, equity, Women in urology

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to examine temporal trends in author demographics of the Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology textbook.

METHODS: Name, institution, specialty, and faculty rank were extracted for all authors (9th– 12th editions). A survey was emailed to determine gender. When self-reported data were unavailable, demographics and urologic subspecialty were determined based on name and online biographies. Demographics of academic and practicing urologists were taken from the American Urological Association census. Chi-squared tests were used for statistical analyses.

RESULTS: Across the 9th–12th editions, there were 1119 total authors; 597/627 (95.2%) unique authors were emailed (18 deceased; 12 missing emails), and 161 (27.0%) responded. The final cohort included 536 unique contributors after excluding authors who were not attending urologists. The percentage of women authors increased over time, from 3.4% in the 9th edition to 12.6% in the 12th edition. The gender distribution of authors in the 11th and 12th editions was comparable to the gender distribution of both academic and practicing urologists for the respective years (p>0.05). A greater proportion of men had attained the rank of professor at the time of authorship (50.2% of men vs. 13.5% of women), and female gender was significantly associated with lower academic rank (p<0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: Women urologists represent a smaller but increasing presence as authors of Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology, mirroring the demographics of academic and practicing urologists. Women authors tended to hold lower academic ranks than their male counterparts. These findings suggest that efforts to promote diversity in authorship have been successful, but there is still room for growth in academic advancement.

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Published

2025-09-23

How to Cite

Su, I. W., Tamoka, J., Rangel, M. J., Badalato, G. M., Tenggardjaja, C., & Chung, D. E. (2025). Authorship trends in the Campbell-Walsh-Wein Urology textbook: A sign of the times. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 20(1), E29–34. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.9233

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2026): CUAJ January

Section

Original Research

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