Building on the discussion from the previous post about a distinguished French Nobel Prize laureate who encourages young scientists to cultivate confident arrogance as a strategy for career advancement, it is worth drawing attention to a study published on March 25 in the highly regarded Elsevier journal Research Policy. This research, based on data from 8 million young scientists, provides robust empirical evidence suggesting that young scientists seeking to establish themselves in global academic networks should strategically cultivate collaborations with domestic researchers who have strong international connections. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733325000629
This finding highlights the pivotal role of academic social capital, revealing that even in the absence of direct international collaborations, young scientists can significantly benefit from the transnational networks of their local peers. This underscores the importance of leveraging existing academic relationships to facilitate international knowledge exchange and career development.
P.S. – Also, check out the paper published on March 22 in the Elsevier Journal of Informetrics. The study reveals that career age moderates the relationship between knowledge depth and disruptive performance, while knowledge breadth enhances performance once a certain threshold is crossed. It underscores the importance of considering career age in innovation research. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751157725000215#sec0019
