Productive researchers tend to stay that way

Researchers hoping to find late-career success are in for bad news. A study that tracked the publishing output of hundreds of thousands of scientists has found that the most important predictor of being a top performer in the late-career stage is being a high achiever early on1.

Huge analysis of 320,000 careers suggests that productive researchers stay that way Huge analysis of 320,000 careers suggests that productive researchers stay that way

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