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The main aim of this study is to estimate to what extent the productivity of researchers is influenced by their mobility. Based on emperical data of Dutch scientists it is shown that job mobility is a characteristic of productive scientists rather than a means to enhance productivity. Field mobility appears to stimulate productivity in the long run.
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Van Heeringen, A., Dijkwel, P.A. The relationships between age, mobility and scientific productivity. Part I. Scientometrics 11, 267–280 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02279349
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