All downhill from the PhD? The typical impact trajectory of U.S. academic careers

AbstractWithin academia, mature researchers tend to be more senior, but do they also tend to write higher impact articles? This article assesses long-term publishing (16+ years) United States (U.S.) researchers, contrasting them with shorter-term publishing researchers (1, 6, or 10 y...

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Main Authors: Mike Thelwall, Ruth Fairclough
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2020-01-01
Series:Quantitative Science Studies
Online Access:https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/1/3/1334/96121/All-downhill-from-the-PhD-The-typical-impact