Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Early-career setback and future career impact

  • Yang Wang,
  • Benjamin F. Jones,
  • Dashun Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12189-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Little is known about the long-term effects of early-career setback. Here, the authors compare junior scientists who were awarded a NIH grant to those with similar track records, who were not, and find that individuals with the early setback systematically performed better in the longer term.