Female representation among scholarly researchers has increased in the United States and across the globe over the past two decades. But when the numbers are broken down by field, career stage and research impact, among other factors, gender disparities persist, according to a large-scale study by Elsevier, a Dutch academic publishing and global information analytics company.

The study, which was published Monday, found that the global percentage of active female researchers jumped from 28 percent to 41 percent globally between 2001 and 2022.

In the U.S, the proportion of active female researchers has kept pace with global trends, rising from 30 percent in 2000 to 42 percent in 2022, according to the study.