Personal and Professional Factors Affect Researchers' Productivity, Study Finds

Why do some professors pile up articles in refereed journals or present their research at conferences more than their colleagues do?

According to a new study, faculty members' gender, their marital status, and whether they have dependent children are among the factors that make a difference. A professor's discipline and where he or she works affects research productivity, too.

A paper summarizing the study, to be presented on Thursday at the Association for the Study of Higher

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