Academics exhibit distinct changes in research-publication patterns once they achieve tenure, a milestone associated with job security. An analysis surveyed over 12,000 researchers, revealing that faculty members generally publish the most in the year before tenure. Post-tenure output differs by discipline: it remains stable for laboratory-based researchers while declining for non-laboratory fields such as mathematics. Tenure offers job protection, allowing academics more freedom in their research, but post-tenure work is often riskier and yields fewer highly cited works.
Tenure is perhaps the most crucial decision in science, as it provides job security and research freedom, with significant shifts in publication patterns observed post-tenure.
The research output of faculty members tends to peak in the year prior to tenure, reflecting the pressure to publish before securing job stability.
Following the attainment of tenure, scientists in laboratory-based fields tend to maintain publication levels, while those in mathematical areas see a decline in output.
Post-tenure research tends to be riskier yet results in fewer highly cited papers, signifying a major shift in academics' publication strategies after achieving tenure.
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