Swedish biomedical PhD examination: an international forum and a proposed procedure for Europe

In 538 randomly selected Swedish biomedical PhDs from 2008, 50% of the external examiners came from abroad, most commonly USA and UK. The sex distribution between candidates was equal, while 17% of the external examiners were women. Twice as many women candidates as men had women examiners. Swedish...

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Published in:Scientometrics 2010-05, Vol.83 (2), p.583-587
Main Author: Breimer, Lars H.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Computer Science
Information Storage and Retrieval
International co authorship
Library Science
Scholarly publishing
Sweden
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Summary:In 538 randomly selected Swedish biomedical PhDs from 2008, 50% of the external examiners came from abroad, most commonly USA and UK. The sex distribution between candidates was equal, while 17% of the external examiners were women. Twice as many women candidates as men had women examiners. Swedish PhDs are based on work published in international peer-reviewed journals; the median number of works per thesis was 4. The Swedish thesis examination system offers a model for international cross-fertilisation.
ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-009-0081-3