Publications by authors named "Muhammad Asjad Riaz"
Background: Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant, progressive neurodegenerative disorder debilitating mainly in adults.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the trends in HD-related mortality regarding various demographic factors.
Methods: Death certificates from the CDC WONDER were studied from 1999 to 2019, for HD-related mortality in adults aged 25 + years.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the "leaky academic pipeline," focusing on how female representation in leadership roles remains low despite more women in training roles, emphasizing the positive impact of female mentorship and role models.
- Over a 10-year analysis of the journal *Neurosurgical Focus*, the research found an increase in female topic editors and gender-concordant authorship trends, highlighting that women's presence in leadership correlates with higher publication productivity for female authors.
- The results showed that female authors were more likely to publish in collaborations with female topic editors and that having a female senior author significantly boosts publication success in original research and review articles.