This repository contains data and analysis scripts for a book chapter investigating regional and authorship representation in psychotherapy RCTs (1990–2022). The corresponding book chapter has been published in A Better How: Notes on Developmental Meta-Research.
The scripts are prepared so that the data will be directly loaded from the GitHub repository link without downloading the data manually.
We systematically analyzed 17,095 psychotherapy RCTs published between 1990 and 2022 to examine regional patterns in first and co-authorship affiliations. North America’s dominance in first authorships declined over time, while Asia’s share notably increased. However, Latin America, Africa, and Oceania remained underrepresented. Global North authors continued to dominate research teams, though Global South-only and mixed teams grew steadily, indicating a slow shift toward more diverse and international collaboration in psychotherapy research.
If you use this work, please cite:
Niemeyer, H., & Schiekiera, L. (2024). How inclusive and equitable is research in clinical psychology that focuses on the Global South? In P. S. Forscher & M. Schmidt (Eds.), A Better How: Notes on Developmental Meta-Research (pp. 72–80). Busara. https://doi.org/10.62372/ISCI6112