The share of women among researchers has increased between four and 11 percentage points between the periods 1996-2000 and 2011-2015 among 12 geographies. Across these geographies, women’s scholarly articles are cited or downloaded at similar rates to men’s while women tend to publish fewer articles than men on average. These are two of the key findings presented in a new global study released today by Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health.