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Article: Standing on the shoulders of giants

TitleStanding on the shoulders of giants
Authors
KeywordsRising stars
Well-known researchers
Young researchers
Collaboration
Impact of collaboration
Success in academia
Issue Date2017
Citation
Journal of Informetrics, 2017, v. 11, n. 1, p. 307-323 How to Cite?
Abstract© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Young scholars in academia often seek to work in collaboration with top researchers in their field in pursuit of a successful career. While success in academia can be defined differently, everyone agrees that training with a well-known researcher can help lead to an efficacious career. This study aims to investigate whether collaborating with established scientists does, in fact, improve junior scholars’ chances of success. If not, what makes young scientists soar in their academic careers? We investigate this question by analyzing the effect of collaboration with a known-star on success of a young scholar. The results suggest that working with leading experts can lead to a successful career, but that it is not the only way. Researchers who were not fortunate enough to start their career with an elite researcher could still succeed through hard work and passion. These findings emerged from analyses of two discrete sets of well-known scholars on the career of newcomers, suggesting their strength and validity.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/285784
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 3.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.355
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dc.contributor.authorAmjad, Tehmina-
dc.contributor.authorDing, Ying-
dc.contributor.authorXu, Jian-
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Chenwei-
dc.contributor.authorDaud, Ali-
dc.contributor.authorTang, Jie-
dc.contributor.authorSong, Min-
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-18T04:56:38Z-
dc.date.available2020-08-18T04:56:38Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Informetrics, 2017, v. 11, n. 1, p. 307-323-
dc.identifier.issn1751-1577-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/285784-
dc.description.abstract© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Young scholars in academia often seek to work in collaboration with top researchers in their field in pursuit of a successful career. While success in academia can be defined differently, everyone agrees that training with a well-known researcher can help lead to an efficacious career. This study aims to investigate whether collaborating with established scientists does, in fact, improve junior scholars’ chances of success. If not, what makes young scientists soar in their academic careers? We investigate this question by analyzing the effect of collaboration with a known-star on success of a young scholar. The results suggest that working with leading experts can lead to a successful career, but that it is not the only way. Researchers who were not fortunate enough to start their career with an elite researcher could still succeed through hard work and passion. These findings emerged from analyses of two discrete sets of well-known scholars on the career of newcomers, suggesting their strength and validity.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Informetrics-
dc.subjectRising stars-
dc.subjectWell-known researchers-
dc.subjectYoung researchers-
dc.subjectCollaboration-
dc.subjectImpact of collaboration-
dc.subjectSuccess in academia-
dc.titleStanding on the shoulders of giants-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.joi.2017.01.004-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85012014454-
dc.identifier.volume11-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spage307-
dc.identifier.epage323-
dc.identifier.eissn1875-5879-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000396614600023-
dc.identifier.issnl1751-1577-

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