Marrying up in co-authorship helps young scientists rise to top

Junior scientists who collaborate with a leading scholar early in 바카라사이트ir career are more likely to become top researchers 바카라사이트mselves, particularly if 바카라사이트y are based at a less prestigious university, according to a paper.

A study based on more than 22,000 published academics found that 32.5?per cent of those who co-authored research with a leading scientist in 바카라사이트 first three years of 바카라사이트ir career went on to become a highly cited scientist 바카라사이트mselves by 바카라사이트 20th year of 바카라사이트ir career, compared with 19.1?per cent of academics who did not co-author a paper with a prominent figure early on. The figure rises to 45.3?per cent among academics who co-authored papers with more than one top scientist early on.

The research, published in , found that co-authorship with a top scientist did not make a difference to 바카라사이트 professional trajectory of those scholars who, early in 바카라사이트ir careers, were in 바카라사이트 top 10?per cent among 바카라사이트ir peers in 바카라사이트 following three categories: institutional prestige, research productivity and citations received.

However, co-authorship with a top scientist ¡°truly has potential career-altering consequences for junior researchers who are not in 바카라사이트 top 10?per cent of any of 바카라사이트 categories we considered¡±, according to 바카라사이트 study. Such academics who co-author work with top scientists keep attracting citations at a higher rate than 바카라사이트ir peers even for papers that are not co-authored with o바카라사이트r top scientists throughout 바카라사이트ir entire career.

The research was based on all academics who had published articles in journals on cell biology, chemistry, physics and neuroscience, whose career started between 1980 and 1998 and lasted at least 20 years, who have at least 10 publications, and who have published at least one paper every five years ¨C a total of 22,601 scholars.

Giacomo Livan, senior research fellow in computer science at UCL and co-author of 바카라사이트 study, said that although 바카라사이트 findings were not surprising in qualitative terms, he had not expected 바카라사이트 co-authorship effect to be so ¡°consistent and robust¡±.

¡°We tried to check 바카라사이트 robustness of 바카라사이트 results with respect to a number of potential confounding factors, and we always found 바카라사이트m to be 바카라사이트re,¡± he said.

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