Nosek, BA., et al. 2010. Cumulative and Career-Stage Citation Impact of Social-Personality Psychology Programs and Their Members. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN 36 (10): 1283-1300.

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Nosek, BA; Graham, J; Lindner, NM; Kesebir, S; Hawkins, CB; Hahn, C; Schmidt, 
K; Motyl, M; Joy-Gaba, J; Frazier, R; Tenney, ER. 2010. Cumulative and Career-
Stage Citation Impact of Social-Personality Psychology Programs and Their 
Members. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN 36 (10): 1283-
1300..

Author Full Name(s): Nosek, Brian A.; Graham, Jesse; Lindner, Nicole M.; 
Kesebir, Selin; Hawkins, Carlee Beth; Hahn, Cheryl; Schmidt, Kathleen; Motyl, 
Matt; Joy-Gaba, Jennifer; Frazier, Rebecca; Tenney, Elizabeth R.

Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: citations; scientific impact; h-index; scientific awards; 
gender differences
KeyWords Plus: H-INDEX; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH; 
RESEARCH OUTPUT; SEX-DIFFERENCES; GOOGLE SCHOLAR; SCIENCES; 
IMPLICIT; ARTICLE; ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract: Number of citations and the h-index are popular metrics for indexing 
scientific impact. These, and other existing metrics, are strongly related to 
scientists' seniority. This article introduces complementary indicators that are 
unrelated to the number of years since PhD. To illustrate cumulative and 
career-stage approaches for assessing the scientific impact across a discipline, 
citations for 611 scientists from 97 U.S. and Canadian social psychology 
programs are amassed and analyzed. Results provide benchmarks for evaluating 
impact across the career span in psychology and other disciplines with similar 
citation patterns. Career-stage indicators provide a very different perspective 
on individual and program impact than cumulative impact, and may predict 
emerging scientists and programs. Comparing social groups, Whites and men 
had higher impact than non-Whites and women, respectively. However, 
average differences in career stage accounted for most of the difference for 
both groups.

Addresses: [Nosek, Brian A.; Graham, Jesse; Lindner, Nicole M.; Kesebir, Selin; 
Hawkins, Carlee Beth; Hahn, Cheryl; Schmidt, Kathleen; Motyl, Matt; Joy-Gaba, 
Jennifer; Frazier, Rebecca; Tenney, Elizabeth R.] Univ Virginia, Dept Psychol, 
Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA
Reprint Address: Nosek, BA, Univ Virginia, Dept Psychol, Charlottesville, VA 
22904 USA.

E-mail Address: nosek at virginia.edu
ISSN: 0146-1672
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210378111
URL: http://psp.sagepub.com/content/36/10/1283.abstract