A new study shows when scientists are most innovative and creative in their careers. We talk to the scientists behind the discovery.
For their study, the researchers looked at an extensive dataset of 5.6 million biomedical science articles published over a 30-year period from 1980 to 2009, compiled byHow was the innovativeness of biomedical scientists measured? The study considered citations — the number of times other scientists mentioned the study in question within their work. The more a study was mentioned, the more it was regarded as important or relevant.
One key discovery made by Weinberg and his colleagues Matthew Ross of New York University, Joseph Staudt of the U.S. Census Bureau, as well as Gerald Marschke and Huifeng Yu of the University of Albany's Department of Economics, was that the scientists who exhibited the least amount of innovation in their early careers would often leave the field entirely or quit publishing their research .
Other factors may also explain why some scientists either lead the field or publish less over time, with women and minorities being less likely to have the necessary opportunities for funding and progression, proposed Weinberg.The following conversation has been lightly edited for clarity and flow.
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