Recently, in another noteworthy article featured in Scientometrics, the same esteemed professor presented the findings of a new study focusing on 727 Nobel Prize winners across diverse scientific domains. Of particular interest is the valuable advice he imparts to ambitious young researchers, as revealed in the following advice:
"For aspiring young researchers, the takeaway is clear: seek out an outstanding mentor, preferably one who is a Nobel laureate, possesses strong prospects for winning, or boasts a robust Nobel lineage." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-024-04936-1#Sec11
Recognizing that not all researchers can secure mentors meeting the aforementioned criteria, I also offer an alternative suggestion. Young researchers may consider collaborating with scientists who fulfill a fourth condition—having their scientific work cited by Nobel Prize winners, as this pool is considerably larger. In the event, this proves challenging, another viable option is to look for scientists whose work has received a minimum number of citations from researchers affiliated with Stanford-MIT-Harvard, institutions associated with over 300 Nobel Prizes. This low-cost metric serves as a means to identify innovative research, as proposed in my 2021 post: https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2021/05/using-stanford-mit-harvard-citations-as.html.
PS - It is worth mentioning that the aforementioned professor failed once again to cite the study titled "Early coauthorship with top scientists predicts success in academic careers"
