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Title: Top Research Productivity and its Persistence

Author(s): Stijn Kelchtermans and Reinhilde Veugelers

Publication Date: December 2005

Keyword(s): economics of science, hazard models and research productivity

Programme Area(s): Industrial Organization

Abstract: The paper contributes to the debate on cumulative advantage effects in academic research by examining top performance in research and its persistence over time, using a panel dataset comprising the publications of biomedical and exact scientists at the KU Leuven in the period 1992-2001. We study the selection of researchers into productivity categories and analyse how they switch between these categories over time. About 25% achieves top performance at least once, while 5% is persistently top. Analysing the hazard to first and subsequent top performance shows strong support for an accumulative process. Rank, gender, hierarchical position and past performance are highly significant explanatory factors.

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Kelchtermans, S and Veugelers, R. 2005. 'Top Research Productivity and its Persistence'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=5415