What are the major impact factors on research performance of young doctorate holders in science in China: a USTC survey

Gu, Jibao; Yu, Lin; Vogel, Doug; Tian, Wen

doi:10.1007/s10734-010-9400-0

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“…This cohort appears to be particularly productive during doctoral candidature, confirming studies that suggest doctoral productivity is a predictor of future output (Williamson & Cable, 2003), and which interpret productivity during candidacy as an indicator of high research performance (Gu, Lin, Vogel, & Tian, 2011). Again, the role of the supervisor appears to be influential in encouraging and establishing research efficacy in this area, particularly through the practice of co-publication during candidature, with potentially several benefits for candidates.…”

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The entrepreneurial subjectivity of successful researchers

Sinclair

Cuthbert

Barnacle

2014

Higher Education Research & Development

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This article begins the work of examining what kind of doctoral experiences positively influence researcher development, and what other attributes may contribute to a successful research career. It reports preliminary findings from the analysis of survey responses by a sample of successful mid-career researchers. Positive doctoral experiences and the early establishment of research activity are found to be important to researcher development. Successful researchers were also found to be able to acknowledge the importance of their 'soft skills', and to have flexible, responsive and adaptive dispositions. We term this disposition 'an entrepreneurial subjectivity' and argue that it is an important and underexamined characteristic of the successful researcher.Successful mid-career researchers are an ideal cohort to begin the work of identifying what in the doctoral experience contributes to the development of a successful researcher and the qualities and attributes of successful researchers. To this end, we surveyed recipients of Australian 'Future Fellowships', competitive four-year research grants awarded to those with between 5 and 15 years post-doctoral experience. Future Fellowships are awarded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), the premier national research funding organisation.The survey was designed to investigate how successful researchers are developed with a particular focus on the role and influence of the doctorate in this process. Preliminary findings from an analysis of survey responses are outlined in this article. After introducing the study and outlining characteristics of the cohort, findings are discussed thematically concerning motivations for research, the doctoral experience, publication and preparation for a research role, and to what factors participants in the survey attribute their research success.The findings point overwhelmingly to a positive doctoral experience and early establishment of research efficacy as important to researcher development; and to successful researchers having a repertoire of 'soft skills', including a reflective capacity to recognise the importance of soft skills to their success as researchers. In addition, a key finding of this study is that successful researchers appear to have flexible, responsive and adaptive dispositions; what we call 'an entrepreneurial subjectivity'. We argue that an 'entrepreneurial subjectivity' is an important and under-examined characteristic that may be the making of, as well as what is required of, successful researchers.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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The entrepreneurial subjectivity of successful researchers

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Cuthbert

Barnacle

2014

Higher Education Research & Development

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“…With regard to the importance of cooperation (exchange), our interviews support fi ndings in the literature (Bland et al 2005 ;Gu et al 2011 ). Our results add further insights to the literature by revealing on which level exchange should be fostered: interviewees named most often that exchange should be fostered by the faculty rather than by other organizational levels.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…In addition, the study by Bland et al ( 2005 ) indicated the importance of fostering external networks, which have been shown to be positively associated with high research performance. Likewise, in the study by Gu et al ( 2011 ), the importance of social networking was noted as an essential factor for Ph.D. students' research performance. According to this survey, the status of the academic origin of the Ph.D. student, the status of the advisor and the advisor's scientifi c experience and allocated energy (i.e., the time and energy spent) are strongly associated with Ph.D. students' research performance.…”

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“…Previous literature investigated determinants of research performance (Bland et al 2005 ;Gu et al 2011 ;Ringelhan et al 2013 ) and raised the concern that scholars' work motivation and, thus, work performance may be crowded-out or over justifi ed by extrinsic incentives (Deci 1971 ;Osterloh 2010 ). Now, many years after the introduction of New Public Management to higher education institutions, it is important to evaluate the specifi c effects of this strategic managerial change (Schimank 2005 ) on scholars' work motivation and work performance.…”

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Current Developments at Higher Education Institutions and Interview-Based Recommendations to Foster Work Motivation and Work Performance

Ringelhan

Stumpf-Wollersheim

Welpe

2016

Multi-Level Governance in Universities

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“…The Impact Factor has been used to reflect research performance and influence [51,52]. Our two groups had similar IF (Table 3), and were similar in terms of high quality journals (Q1 or Q2, Figure 3).…”

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Knowledge Production in Two Types of Medical PhD Routes—What’s to Gain?

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Abstract:Purpose: To assess the assumption that differences exist between the traditional and publication-based PhD routes in terms of the thesis' length and the scientific publications originating from it. Method: A retrospective comparative study on medical PhD theses offered by an online repository was performed. All free full-text medical PhD theses defended at United Kingdom institutions between 2003 and 2015 were analyzed and assigned to the traditional (TT) or publication based thesis (PBT) group. Several characteristics of theses and thesis-related articles were collected and analyzed. The thesis-related articles were investigated regarding quantity and visibility (citations, impact factor, and journal rank). Results: The theses length proved similar in PBT and TT group. PBT group included significantly more studies than TT group (mean 4.44 vs. 2.67) also reflected in significantly more thesis-related articles. The percentage of articles listed in Web of Science and published in a journal with impact factor proved significantly lower in TT compared with PBT group. On the contrary, article citations were significantly higher for TT. Both groups published similarly in high-ranked journals (Q1 or Q2). Conclusion: The research productivity originating from the PBT group was, as expected, significantly larger but not significantly more visible than those from TT group.

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What are the major impact factors on research performance of young doctorate holders in science in China: a USTC survey

Cited by 30 publications

References 53 publications

The entrepreneurial subjectivity of successful researchers

The entrepreneurial subjectivity of successful researchers

Current Developments at Higher Education Institutions and Interview-Based Recommendations to Foster Work Motivation and Work Performance

Knowledge Production in Two Types of Medical PhD Routes—What’s to Gain?

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