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Web of Science started including author full names in 2007 (they are searchable in the database since 2011) and Scopus announced their inclusion in 2022. Also now most bibliometric databases include their own researcher identifier.
They may also lead to inaccurate findings (i.e. Andrea is commonly assigned to men in Italy and to women in Spain).
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This work was funded by Ministerio de Universidades, FPU21/02320, Elvira González-Salmón, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, MCIN/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 FSE invierte en tu futuro, Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, PID2020-117007RA-I00, Nicolas Robinson-Garcia.
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González-Salmón, E., Robinson-Garcia, N. A call for transparency in gender assignment approaches. Scientometrics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-024-04995-4
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