Ioannidis, JPA. 2010. Is there a glass ceiling for highly cited scientists at the top of research universities?. FASEB JOURNAL 24 (12): 4635-4638

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Ioannidis, JPA. 2010. Is there a glass ceiling for highly cited scientists at the 
top of research universities?. FASEB JOURNAL 24 (12): 4635-4638.

Author Full Name(s): Ioannidis, John P. A.
Language: English
Document Type: Article
Author Keywords: leaders; citation impact
KeyWords Plus: ACADEMIC MEDICINE; 5 FUTURES; H-INDEX; CITATIONS; 
LEADERS

Abstract: University leaders aim to protect, shape, and promote the missions of 
their institutions. I evaluated whether top highly cited scientists are likely to 
occupy these positions. Of the current leaders of 96 U. S. high research 
activity universities, only 6 presidents or chancellors were found among the 
4009 U. S. scientists listed in the ISIHighlyCited.com database. Of the current 
leaders of 77 UK universities, only 2 vice-chancellors were found among the 
483 UK scientists listed in the same database. In a sample of 100 top-cited 
clinical medicine scientists and 100 top-cited biology and biochemistry 
scientists, only 1 and 1, respectively, had served at any time as president of a 
university. Among the leaders of 25 U. S. universities with the highest citation 
volumes, only 12 had doctoral degrees in life, natural, physical or computer 
sciences, and 5 of these 12 had a Hirsch citation index m < 1.0. The 
participation of highly cited scientists in the top leadership of universities is 
limited. This could have consequences for the research and overall mission of 
universities.-Ioannidis, J. P. A. Is there a glass ceiling for highly cited scientists 
at the top of research universities? FASEB J. 24, 4635-4638 (2010). 
www.fasebj.org

Addresses: [Ioannidis, John P. A.] Univ Ioannina, Sch Med, Clin & Mol Epidemiol 
Unit, Dept Hyg & Epidemiol, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece; [Ioannidis, John P. A.] 
Fdn Res & Technol Hellas, Biomed Res Inst, Ioannina, Greece; [Ioannidis, John 
P. A.] Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Boston, MA 02111 USA; [Ioannidis, John 
P. A.] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Boston, MA 02115 USA

Reprint Address: Ioannidis, JPA, Univ Ioannina, Sch Med, Clin & Mol Epidemiol 
Unit, Dept Hyg & Epidemiol, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.

E-mail Address: jioannid at cc.uoi.gr
ISSN: 0892-6638
DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-162974
fulltext: http://www.fasebj.org/content/24/12/4635.full