凯尔·格伦（Kyle Glenn）的照片

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Biomedical and public health research should reflect the diversity of global health and the impact that social, cultural, and geographical factors can have on local health practice and policy. Until now, no studies have examined the contribution of developing countries to authors, editors or research in high-ranking neurology journals.

The need for research in neurology cannot be understated. Globally, neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability, yet低收入和中等收入国家几乎承担着神经系统疾病负担的80％。随着人口的不断增长，负担的程度将继续上升。

Authorship and editorial board representation from developing countries in neurology journals is exceedingly rare.

为了评估神经病学期刊的代表性，我们对2010年和2019年发表的所有研究文章进行了一项横断面研究，该文章在五个最高的同行评审神经学期刊上：The Lancet Neurology, Acta Neuropathologica, Nature Reviews Neurology, Brain, andAnnals of Neurology。Using this data, we determined the extent of contributions of authors, editors, and research from developing countries, as well as the degree of international research collaboration between developed and developing countries.

We found that authorship and editorial board representation from developing countries in neurology journals is exceedingly rare, and this has not changed in the past decade. First authorship was attributed to authors from developing countries in only 2% of research articles in 2010 and 3% in 2019. The lack of representation in research extends to the editorial boards of the selected journals, none of which had a board member from a developing country. Unsurprisingly, the primary data of these publications originated largely from developed countries with advanced research facilities, namely the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

逢国家和国际研究机构l placed to reduce this disparity.

解决研究中的代表性不足并不是一个简单的壮举。然而，我们的结果强调，迫切需要制定策略来支持发展中国家高质量的本地生物医学研究。发展中国家的当地研究人员受益于对更多的研究机会，教育和培训的影响。这对发展中国家是有益的，因为他们能够在社会和文化上相关的研究中很容易适用于当地医疗保健系统。

逢国家和国际研究机构l placed to reduce this disparity through greater representation via international collaborations which strengthen the quality of research in developing countries. By fostering high-quality and culturally relevant research, local healthcare systems are able to readily apply these findings to meet the neurological needs of their population.