Postdoctoral researchers: roles, functions and career prospects

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Åkerlind *, Gerlese S. “Postdoctoral Researchers: Roles, Functions and Career Prospects”. Higher Education Research &Amp; Development, vol. 24, no. 1, 2005, pp. 21-40, https://doi.org/10.1080/0729436052000318550.
Åkerlind *, G. S. (2005). Postdoctoral researchers: roles, functions and career prospects. Higher Education Research &Amp; Development, 24(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/0729436052000318550
Åkerlind *, Gerlese S. “Postdoctoral Researchers: Roles, Functions and Career Prospects”. Higher Education Research &Amp; Development 24, no. 1 (2005): 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/0729436052000318550.
Åkerlind * GS. Postdoctoral researchers: roles, functions and career prospects. Higher Education Research & Development. 2005;24(1):21-40.
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Social Sciences
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Social Sciences56
Education: Theory and practice of education55
Education44
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management7
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)7
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources5
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)5
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business4
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science4
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General)4
Education: Education (General)4
Medicine3
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology3
Science2
Science: Science (General)2
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences2
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering2
Science: Biology (General): Ecology2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry2
Medicine: Medicine (General)2
Education: Special aspects of education2
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology2
Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)2
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources1
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science1
Medicine: Internal medicine1
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine1
Science: Biology (General): Evolution1
Music and books on Music: Music1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor1
Social Sciences: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Labor. Work. Working class: Labor market. Labor supply. Labor demand1
Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)1
The category Social Sciences 56 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Academic freedom for all in higher education: The role of the general agreement on trade in services and was published in 2006. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled “I Don’t Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Feeling Alone”: Postdoctoral Scholars’ Experiences of (Dis)Connection. This article reached its peak citation in 2014, with 13 citations. It has been cited in 62 different journals, 19% of which are open access. Among related journals, the International Journal for Researcher Development cited this research the most, with 8 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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