Age structure of research personnel for Chinese management science

YUE Hong-Jiang, LIANG Li-Ming, LIU Si-Feng, ZHANG Lin

Science Research Management ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4) : 120-127.

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Science Research Management ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4) : 120-127.

Age structure of research personnel for Chinese management science

  • Yue Hongjiang1   Liang LimingLiu Sifeng Zhang Lin4
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The author age structure of research papers published in 11 journals of Chinese management science with high impact factors is presented through a scientometrics analysis. Quantitative characteristics of author age structures in Chinese management science team are revealed: The author age structure of Chinese management science is the unimodal age distribution with high peak of young authors and first authors of research papers whose ages are below 35-year-old have made up to 50% of total first authors and maintained a steady development; Student author, especially doctoral candidates, are major groups published management science papers and the rejuvenation are due to increasing proportion of students; The two-author and three-author are major patterns of management science collaboration; For a two-author collaboration, young-middle age authors and young-elder are the predominant age structure, for three-author collaboration, middle age-young-young authors and young-middle age-young authors are the important age structures; The scientific collaboration between professors and their students is the most important patterns in Chinese management science team.

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Chinese management science / author of research paper / age structure / age structures of collaboration / rejuvenation

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YUE Hong-Jiang, LIANG Li-Ming, LIU Si-Feng, ZHANG Lin. Age structure of research personnel for Chinese management science[J]. Science Research Management. 2011, 32(4): 120-127
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