Academic vs. biological age in research on academic careers: a large-scale study with implications for scientifically developing systems

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dc.contributor.authorKwiek, Marek
dc.contributor.authorRoszka, Wojciech
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-04T10:19:14Z
dc.date.available2022-11-04T10:19:14Z
dc.date.issued2022-04
dc.description.abstractBiological age is an important sociodemographic factor in studies on academic careers (research productivity, scholarly impact, and collaboration patterns). It is assumed that the academic age, or the time elapsed from the first publication, is a good proxy for biological age. In this study, we analyze the limitations of the proxy in academic career studies, using as an example the entire population of Polish academic scientists and scholars visible in the last decade in global science and holding at least a PhD (N = 20,569). The proxy works well for science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) disciplines; however, for non-STEMM disciplines (particularly for humanities and social sciences), it has a dramatically worse performance. This negative conclusion is particularly important for systems that have only recently visible in global academic journals. The micro-level data suggest a delayed participation of social scientists and humanists in global science networks, with practical implications for predicting biological age from academic age. We calculate correlation coefficients, present contingency analysis of academic career stages with academic positions and age groups, and create a linear multivariate regression model. Our research suggests that in scientifically developing countries, academic age as a proxy for biological age should be used more cautiously than in advanced countries: ideally, it should be used only for STEMM disciplines.pl
dc.description.journaltitleScientometricspl
dc.description.volume127pl
dc.identifier.citationKwiek, M., Roszka, W. Academic vs. biological age in research on academic careers: a large-scale study with implications for scientifically developing systems. Scientometrics 2022: 127; 3543-3575.pl
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04363-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10593/27040
dc.language.isoengpl
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesspl
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/*
dc.subjectwiek biologicznypl
dc.subjectwiek akademickipl
dc.subjectnauki ścisłe a nauki humanistyczne i społecznepl
dc.subjectgrupy wiekowe w naucepl
dc.subjectpokolenia akademickiepl
dc.subjectObserwatorium Nauki Polskiejpl
dc.subjectdane publikacyjne Scopuspl
dc.subjectkariera akademickapl
dc.subjectnauka w Polscepl
dc.subjectnaukowcypl
dc.titleAcademic vs. biological age in research on academic careers: a large-scale study with implications for scientifically developing systemspl
dc.typeArtykułpl

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