2025/01/10 by Lekang Ren, Danyang Xie, Ren, Lekang +1
Decision Sciences · #FOS: Economics and business #General Economics (econ.GN) #scientometrics and bibliometrics research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2501.05653
openalex publication_date 2025/01/10 · openalex created_date 2025/01/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In tenure decisions, the treatment of co-authored papers often raises questions about a candidate's research independence. This study examines the effects of solo versus collaborative authorship in high-profile Economics journals on long-term academic success. Our findings confirms the traditional belief that solo-authored publications significantly enhance long-term research output and citation impact compared to collaborative efforts. However, relative to solo-authored papers, international collaborations have a less negative impact on long-term success than national and institutional collaborations. Temporal trends highlight the increasing importance of diverse and international collaborations. These insights provide actionable guidance for tenure committees on evaluating co-authored work and for researchers on optimizing their publication strategies.