Research

AARC strongly supports the Open Access (OA) publication model, and the overarching goals of Open Science. We are committed to depositing the datasets we produce for our projects in a publicly accessible repository, and we commit to produce only OA articles. Upon the occasion of #OpenAccessWeek, AARC researchers completed a study of Open Access literature, and their new study is now available on the Quantitative Science Studies website. AARC Director Anthony J. Olejniczak, Ph.D. and AARC Researchers Molly J. Wilson, […]

The staff at AARC wish you well during this time of immense challenges for the Academy. In recent weeks, scholars from many disciplines have posted studies on the COVID-19 pandemic to preprint repositories, as evidenced by the continuously updated Twitter feeds from preprint servers such as the clinical-focused medRxiv. Research funders are making money available for scholarship on COVID-19, including new opportunities from NIH and a host of other funders. We expect that all forms of scholarship and recognition – […]

Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) scholars Anthony J. Olejniczak, Ph.D. and Molly J. Wilson, Ph.D. recently posted a preprint of their research on SocArXiv. The manuscript, Who’s writing Open Access (OA) articles? Characteristics of OA authors at Ph.D. granting institutions in the USA, explores the authorship side of Open Access publishing. Here’s the abstract of their study: The adoption of open access (OA) publishing has grown rapidly in the last two decades; an increasing share of the research literature is […]

UPDATE Proposals are now due on Monday, April 20 2020 to accommodate changes due to COVID-19. Thank you for your patience and we wish everyone well during this period of workplace change. Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) Call for Proposals January 21, 2020 Academic Analytics is pleased to announce the formation of the Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC). AARC is tasked with finding ways the Academic Analytics database can be applied to uncover and disseminate new data and findings on […]

Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) scholars William E. Savage, Ph.D. and Anthony J. Olejniczak, Ph.D. recently posted a preprint of their research on SocArXiv. The preprint, Research publication productivity among senior faculty at Ph.D.-granting institutions in the United States, documents the publishing patterns of early career, mid-career, and senior scholars in terms of books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference proceedings. Results show that rather than the commonly cited “peak-and-decline” model of career publishing patterns, senior scholars shift their focus […]

UPDATE Proposals are now due on April 20, 2020 Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) Call for Proposals January 21, 2020 Academic Analytics is pleased to announce the formation of the Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC). AARC is tasked with finding ways the Academic Analytics database can be applied to uncover and disseminate new data and findings on issues of concern to higher education and scholarly research. In addition to publishing original research, AARC also places the Academic Analytics database into […]

“In Finance Field, Gender Disparities Are Significant—But Shrinking“ Professor of Finance Heather E. Tookes of Yale University recently wrote about her research into the gender gap in the finance discipline, read the story here. Her project incorporated Academic Analytics data from the new Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC). Read our previous post about this research here, and contact us to learn more about how Academic Analytics supports scholars through collaboration and data sharing.

"There’s Another Massive Gender Gap in Finance — But There’s Hope" Check out the great writeup in Institutional Investor about researchers using Academic Analytics data to explore female representation in the academic finance discipline. This truly important work deserves to be discussed and disseminated. Read our previous post about this research here, and contact us to learn more about how Academic Analytics supports scholars through collaboration and data sharing.

A new preprint available on SSRN examines female representation in the academic finance profession. Authors Mila Getmansky Sherman (Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst) and Heather Tookes (professor of finance at the Yale School of Management) relied on Academic Analytics data in their study. Among their findings are that women are less likely to be tenured, and women are paid less than men. Moreover, they report that women publish fewer papers than men, and that women […]