The Characteristics of Highly Cited Researchers in China

Wei, Yahui; He, Shanping

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Title

The Characteristics of Highly Cited Researchers in China

Author(s)

• Wei, Yahui
• He, Shanping

Issue Date

2021-03-17

Keyword(s)

• highly cited researchers
• gender
• institution
• career stage

Date of Ingest

2021-03-19T01:44:26Z

Abstract

Highly cited researchers are a small group of scientists who have made outstanding contributions to pioneering the frontier, creating knowledge for society, and reform and innovation. To some extent, highly cited researchers reflect the commanding height of a country's talents. We analyze the characteristics of Chinese researchers who have been selected for at least three years in the list of highly cited researchers from 2014 to 2019. The study found that there are obvious gender differences among Chinese highly cited researchers 95% of them are male. About 80% of the highly cited researchers come from “985” project universities and Chinese Academy of Sciences institute. Moreover, most Chinese HCRs are researchers with multidisciplinary backgrounds, and most of them come from the natural sciences. More than half of the top scientists (53.94%) were selected as highly cited researchers for the first time during the development period of their careers. The results also shown that Chinese highly cited researchers have produced the most academic papers in the mature period and the first six years of the recession period. When recruiting talents, institutions can focus on the people in the development or mature period, which can bring the maximum benefits to the institutions quickly.

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iSchools

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text

Language

eng

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