| By: |
Perlin, Marcelo;
Santos, André;
Imasato, Takeyoshi;
Borenstein, Denis;
Da Silva, Sergio |
| Abstract: |
We assemble a massive sample of 180,000 CVs of Brazilian academic researchers
of all disciplines from the Lattes platform. From the CVs we gather
information on key variables related to the researchers and their
publications. We find males are more productive in terms of quantity of
publications, but the effect of gender in terms of research impact is mixed
for individual groups of subject areas. Holding a PhD from abroad increases
the chance for a researcher to publish in journals of higher impact, whereas
domestic PhDs publish more articles, but in journals of less impact. Thus,
there is a trade-off between quantity and research impact. We also find that
the more years a researcher takes to finish his or her doctorate, the more
likely he or she will publish less thereafter, although in outlets of higher
impact. The data also support the existence of an inverted U-shaped function
relating research age and productivity. |
| Keywords: |
Lattes platform, scholarly publishing, scientific productivity, Brazilian researchers |
| JEL: |
O3 |
| Date: |
2017 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:79662&r=sog |