Inbreds and non-inbreds among Russian academics : Short-term similarity and long-term differences in productivity / Andrey Lovakov ; Maria Yudkevich ; Olga Alipova

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Author	LOVAKOV, Andrey (YUDKEVICH, Maria; ALIPOVA, Olga)
Title	Inbreds and non-inbreds among Russian academics : Short-term similarity and long-term differences in productivity / Andrey Lovakov ; Maria Yudkevich ; Olga Alipova
Publication year	2019
Source/Footnote	In: Higher education quarterly. - 73 (2019) 4, S. 445 - 455
Inventory number	48812
Keywords	Ausland : Rußland : Forschung und Hochschullehrer ; Wissenschaft : Publizistik ; Wissenschaftliche Literatur
Abstract	This paper studies the publication productivity of inbreds and noninbreds among Russian academics. Existing literature provides ambiguous results on the relationship between inbred status and productivity. This may be explained by the use of different indicators for measuring publication productivity. We use data, which include indicators of both current publication productivity (at a certain point of time) and cumulative productivity (throughout the career) to identify whether inbreds and nonâinbreds differ in their productivity. We did not find any difference in current publication productivity of inbreds and nonâinbreds. We found, however, a difference in their cumulative publication productivity: nonâinbreds are being more productive on an individual level throughout their careers. Although the conclusions are based on the Russian data, the analysis provides an explanation for existing contradictory results on the relationship between academic inbreeding and productivity in general. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)