How long do top scientists maintain their stardom? An analysis by region, gender and discipline: evidence from Italy.

Autor/inn/en	Abramo, Giovanni; D’Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea; Soldatenkova, Anastasiia
Titel	How long do top scientists maintain their stardom? An analysis by region, gender and discipline: evidence from Italy.
Quelle	In: Scientometrics, (2016) 2, S.867-877 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0138-9130
DOI	10.1007/s11192-016-2193-x
Schlagwörter	Research productivity; Research evaluation; Matthew effect; Italy; Bibliometrics
Abstract	Abstract We investigate the question of how long top scientists retain their stardom. We observe the research performance of all Italian professors in the sciences over three consecutive four-year periods, between 2001 and 2012. The top scientists of the first period are identified on the basis of research productivity, and their performance is then tracked through time. The analyses demonstrate that more than a third of the nation’s top scientists maintain this status over the three consecutive periods, with higher shares occurring in the life sciences and lower ones in engineering. Compared to males, females are less likely to maintain top status. There are also regional differences, among which top status is less likely to survive in southern Italy than in the north. Finally we investigate the longevity of unproductive professors, and then check whether the career progress of the top and unproductive scientists is aligned with their respective performances. The results appear to have implications for national policies on academic recruitment and advancement.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/2/05