Abstract
This study analyses a unique dataset of 344,865 connections and non-connections to examine the impact of gender on academic co-authorship within an institution. By focusing on institutional-level dynamics rather than macro-level trends, we explore how gender and relative positional power influence co-authorship patterns. Using regression models our preliminary findings consistently indicate that female-only author pairs co-author significantly fewer papers than male-only pairs, suggesting gender disparities in collaboration. Male-only pairs exhibit a strong positive effect on co-authorship rates. Additionally, differences in eigenvector centrality between co-authors positively correlate with the number of co-authored papers, highlighting the role of social capital in fostering collaboration. These findings underscore the importance of institutional networks in shaping academic output and suggest that gender and social capital play critical roles in co-authorship patterns.