The Great Divide in Scientific Productivity. Why the Average Scientist Does Not Exist
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- Stijn Kelchtermans & Reinhilde Veugelers, 2011. "The great divide in scientific productivity: why the average scientist does not exist," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 20(1), pages 295-336, February.
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economics of science; research productivity; quantile regression; count data; random effects;All these keywords.
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