Interdisciplinary research may lead to increased visibility but also depresses scholarly productivity

Leahey, Erin (2017) Interdisciplinary research may lead to increased visibility but also depresses scholarly productivity. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (19 Jan 2017). Website.

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Interdisciplinarity has grown in recent years. But how does interdisciplinary research influence scholarship and scholarly careers? Erin Leahey‘s research has found that while interdisciplinary research has its benefits, such as increased visibility as indicated by citations, it also comes at a cost, as it depresses scholarly productivity. Although peer review of interdisciplinary work is less of a problem than anticipated, the learning of new concepts, literatures, and techniques, and communication difficulties within interdisciplinary teams, all contribute to the ‘productivity penalty.’

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s) CC BY 3.0
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	22 Mar 2017 11:01
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 15:35
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/70140

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