The academic age is the time that a scientist has been in the research field and performed active research. The academic age of a scientist may be computed as the span of years from their first published work up until the present.[1] Another definition regards the academic age as the time since their doctoral degree.[2]
When the academic age is computed in formal settings, the academic age may be adjusted taking into account maternity and paternity leave, long-term illness, clinical training and/or national service.[3]
The academic age may be used as one of the components in scientometrics studies, particularly author-level metrics.[4][1]
The academic age may be a strict criterion for certain grant applications. For instance, the European Research Council has several funding schemes restricted to specific academic ages: So-called Starting Grants require an academic age of 2 to 7 years,[5] Consolidator grants require an academic age of 7 to 12 years[6] and Advanced Grants require "a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years".[7]
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- ^ a b Richard B. Primack; Elizabeth Ellwood; Abraham J. Miller-Rushing; Rob Marrs; Adrian Mulligan (November 2009). "Do gender, nationality, or academic age affect review decisions? An analysis of submissions to the journal Biological Conservation". Biological Conservation. 142 (11): 2415–2418. doi:10.1016/J.BIOCON.2009.06.021. ISSN 0006-3207. Wikidata Q102183327.
- ^ Cassidy R. Sugimoto; Thomas J. Sugimoto; Andrew Tsou; Staša Milojević; Vincent Larivière (29 July 2016). "Age stratification and cohort effects in scholarly communication: a study of social sciences". Scientometrics. 109 (2): 997–1016. doi:10.1007/S11192-016-2087-Y. ISSN 0138-9130. Wikidata Q57768384.
- ^ ERC Work Programme 2018
- ^ Staša Milojević (7 November 2012). "How are academic age, productivity and collaboration related to citing behavior of researchers?". PLOS One. 7 (11): e49176. arXiv:1210.3727. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...749176M. doi:10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0049176. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3492318. PMID 23145111. Wikidata Q34474180.
- ^ "Starting Grants". European Research Council. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Consolidator Grants". European Research Council. 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Advanced Grants". European Research Council.