Haslam, N; Laham, SM. 2010. Quality, quantity, and impact in academic publication. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 40 (2): 216-22

[Eugene Garfield]

Haslam, N; Laham, SM. 2010. Quality, quantity, and impact in academic 
publication. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 40 (2): 216-220.

Author Full Name(s): Haslam, Nick; Laham, Simon M.

Language: English
Document Type: Article
KeyWords Plus: INDEX

Abstract: Publication records of 85 social-personality psychologists were 
tracked from the time of their doctoral studies wail 10 years post-PhD. 
Associations between publication quantity (number of articles), quality (mean 
journal impact factor and article influence score), and impact (citations, h-
index, g-index, webpage visits) were examined. Publication quantity and quality 
were only modestly related, and there was evidence of a quality-quantity; 
trade-off. Impact was more strongly associated with quantity than quality. 
Authors whose records weighed quality over quantity tended to be associated 
with more prestigious institutions, but hod lesser impact. Quantity- and quality-
favoring publication strategies may have important implications for the shape 
and success of scientific careers. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Addresses: [Haslam, Nick] Univ Melbourne, Dept Psychol, Parkville, Vic 3010, 
Australia
Reprint Address: Haslam, N, Univ Melbourne, Dept Psychol, Parkville, Vic 3010, 
Australia.

E-mail Address: nhaslam at unimelb.edu.au

ISSN: 0046-2772
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.727
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123206135/abstract