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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paula E. Stephan is affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States. Their research portfolio includes numerous contributions across multiple fields and topics primarily related to scientometrics, bibliometrics, public health, and rehabilitation sciences.

The recent publications by Stephan cover a range of subjects connected to the analysis of science and its societal impacts. Notable papers include:

  • Not in the Job Description: The Commercial Activities of Academic Scientists and Engineers (2020, Management Science)
  • Uncertainty and risk-taking in science: Meaning, measurement and management in peer review of research proposals (2022, Research Policy)
  • Charting the digital transformation of science (2020, OECD science, technology and industry working papers)
  • Do Funding Agencies Select and Enable Risky Research: Evidence from Erc Using Novelty as a Proxy of Risk Taking (2022, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • The 2018 OECD International Survey of Scientific Authors (2020, OECD science, technology and industry working papers)

Stephan frequently collaborates with several researchers, with multiple co-authorships documented. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Susen Lailach
  • Thomas Zahnert
  • Chiara Franzoni
  • Johanna Martin
  • Marcus Neudert

Their work appears in a range of publication venues such as:

  • Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Policy
  • OECD science, technology and industry working papers
  • Management Science

Stephan's research fields and subfields encompass the following areas:

  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Within these fields, the main topics covered in their work include:

  • Scientometrics and bibliometrics research
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

In 2011, Paula E. Stephan was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), reflecting an acknowledgment by peers in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The Economics of Science

    Paula Stephan

  • Company-Scientist Locational Links: The Case of Biotechnology

    David B. Audretsch;Paula E. Stephan

  • Research productivity over the life cycle: evidence for academic scientists

    S G Levin;P E Stephan

  • How Economics Shapes Science

    Paula E. Stephan

  • Understanding Regression Analysis: An Introductory Guide

    Larry D. Schroeder;David L. Sjoquist;Paula E. Stephan

  • Scientific teams and institutional collaborations: Evidence from U.S. universities, 1981-1999

    James D. Adams;Grant C. Black;J. Roger Clemmons;Paula E. Stephan

  • Bias against Novelty in Science: A Cautionary Tale for Users of Bibliometric Indicators

    Jian Wang;Jian Wang;Reinhilde Veugelers;Reinhilde Veugelers;Reinhilde Veugelers;Paula Stephan;Paula Stephan

  • Striking the Mother Lode in Science: The Importance of Age, Place, and Time

    David C. Colander;Paula E. Stephan;Sharon G. Levin

  • Exceptional contributions to US science by the foreign-born and foreign-educated

    Paula E. Stephan;Sharon G. Levin

  • WHO'S PATENTING IN THE UNIVERSITY? EVIDENCE FROM THE SURVEY OF DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS

    Paula E. Stephan;Shiferaw Gurmu;Albert J. Sumell;Grant Black

  • Conflicting Logics? A Multidimensional View of Industrial and Academic Science

    Henry Sauermann;Paula Stephan

  • The Economics of Science and Technology

    David B. Audretsch;Barry Bozeman;Kathryn L. Combs;Maryann P Feldman

  • Company-Scientist Locational Links: The Case of Biotechnology

    Paula E. Stephan;Paula E. Stephan;David B. Audretsch

  • Careers of Young Scientists: Preferences, Prospects and Realities by Gender and Field

    Mary Frank Fox;Paula E. Stephan

  • Changing Incentives to Publish

    Chiara Franzoni;Giuseppe Scellato;Giuseppe Scellato;Paula Stephan;Paula Stephan;Paula Stephan

  • Foreign-born scientists: mobility patterns for 16 countries

    Chiara Franzoni;Giuseppe Scellato;Paula Stephan

  • Knowledge spillovers in biotechnology: sources and incentives

    David B. Audretsch;Paula E. Stephan

  • Scientific Teams and Institution Collaborations: Evidence from U.S. Universities, 1981-1999

    James D. Adams;James D. Adams;Grant C. Black;Roger Clemmons;Paula E. Stephan;Paula E. Stephan

  • The mover’s advantage: The superior performance of migrant scientists

    Chiara Franzoni;Giuseppe Scellato;Giuseppe Scellato;Paula Stephan;Paula Stephan

  • The Impact of Information Technology on Academic Scientists' Productivity and Collaboration Patterns

    Waverly W. Ding;Sharon G. Levin;Paula E. Stephan;Anne E. Winkler

  • A multidimensional view of industrial and academic science

    Henry Sauermann;Paula Stephan

Frequent Co-Authors

Wesley M. Cohen
Wesley M. Cohen Duke University
Julia Lane
Julia Lane New York University
Ron S. Jarmin
Ron S. Jarmin United States Census Bureau
Frank P. Stafford
Frank P. Stafford University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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