This indicator shows the absolute numbers (head counts) of women and men among the most senior academic staff (Grade A) in each field of research and development, as well as in total overall all fields. Grades of seniority range from D (lowest) to A (highest).
The grades of seniority are based on national mappings according to the following definitions:
Available flags:
| b | break in time series | c | confidential |
| d | definition differs, see metadata | e | estimated |
| f | forecast | i | see metadata |
| m | imputed | n | not significant |
| p | provisional | r | revised |
| s | Eurostat estimate | u | low reliability |
| x | dropped due to insufficient sample size | y | unreliable due to small sample size |
| z | not applicable |