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Is there any way to find the most-cited papers that match a keyword?
Let's say Google Scholar has a million matches for a certain keyword, but I only want to see the 100 most-cited ones. Is there any way to do this? (Note that "Sort by Relevance" doesn't ...
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Trouble finding a math PhD research point with my MSc supervisor
I finished my MSc degree in math three years ago. My supervisor asked me during my MSc coursework if I wanted to continue with him for a PhD and I accepted. I didn't know much at the time about his ...
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Equitable Recruting Process for International Faculty Candidates
Can someone please chime in on best practices when it comes to ensuring that the search process is equitable for all candidates. More specifically if a department has budget constraints and may be ...
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Work that I reasonably do without publications post Ph.D? [closed]
I'm a fourth year student in an Experimental Psychology Ph.D program with an accepted MA also in Experimental Psychology from a different program. I'm posting here since I'm about to graduate in May ...
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Is my student applying to too many PhD programs in the US? (statistics / biostatistics)
I am in Asia, and one of my master student wants very much to go to the US to study for his PhD. He applied 25 PhD programs and has asked for a reference letter. I think 8-10 programs is quite enough.
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Dealing with Delayed Recommendation Submissions from Thesis Advisor
I'm in the process of applying to graduate schools and had secured a commitment from my thesis advisor for a recommendation letter. However, I've noticed delays in their submissions, with a few ...
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Covering application fees for peer review, when your university declines to proceed, but expert in the field consider the work excellent
Situation - I produced a MSc thesis in applied data science (I mean, using data science but applied on a certain domain X), which was A-graded. An expert in the field X said it is excellent and worthy ...
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Is it bad to get 40% on TurnitIn?
I submitted my Anthropology paper about abortion in the United States to my teacher, and I saw the Turnitin report being 40%. Needless to say, I almost got a heart attack (figuratively, but it felt ...
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My 1.5 time accomodations were not properly implemented, what can I do?
I have academic accommodations from the accessibility centre since I have autism and ADHD. I informed her of my 1.5x exam time at the start of the course, before the midterm, and before the final. ...
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If a bachelor degree was revoked for a exam misconduct committed within a module, how can that degree be re-earned?
My question is very simple. If someone was found guilty in cheating during a continuous assessment, and the degree was (about to be) revoked, can that person re-earn it by taking that particular ...
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Salary Disparities Between Fields
Have professors just come to accept that there are significantly higher salaries in certain academic fields (generally engineering, some business, law, etc.)? Does it ever cause tension within a ...
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What will happen to my to downloaded PDFs on springer if I no longer have institutional access?
I'm a high schooler who self studies math. A university in my state (University of Minnesota) is offering college courses to high schoolers so I automatically get access to, and can download, books on ...
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Ask about political climate at a department during a job interview?
I am on the job market this year, and one of the main things I'm looking for is a good department culture fit. Naturally, the political views of the department and its members plays a role in this, ...
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Will submitting to mediocre journals (MDPI) hurt me in the long term?
I have some preliminary experimental results that won't fit into the next round of experiments. The first only shows there is problem but can't make any conclusions about why. The second will ...
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How to deal with inappropriate hiring instructions that are only given verbally?
Suppose I am chairing a hiring committee for a faculty position
in a north American university,
and suppose the administration have some verbal instructions on how the search should be conducted that ...
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Where or how do you ask for peer review?
I have written a research report and did a literature review on specific topics, and I would like to know where I could ask for a peer review of my report. I'm new to this and would like to know if ...
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Unhealthy PI behavior
What is your opinion on a situation where a PI informs a postdoc that their presence is attributed to the PI's efforts and salary funding, thereby implying certain behavioral expectations? Do you ...
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In addition to naming three professors, should I mention that I am open to working with other professors in SOP?
I am naming three professors from specific Ph.D. programs with whom I have identified similarities in our research interests in my SOP. In the last sentence, I want to mention that I am also ...
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Why is bibguru not detecting an ISBN reference?
The WHO have a report entitled
Global report on hypertension The race against a silent killer
ISBN 978-92-4-008106-2
When I put the ISBN in BibGuru it cannot find the report. Which is strange as it'...
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Mentioning faculty in SOP while already mentioning them elsewhere in application
Should I explicitly mention faculty in my SOP for a PhD program when there are prompts in other parts of the application where I already specifically chose faculty of interest? Would this be ...
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Seeking Guidance on Comparing Algorithm Performance Metrics in Research Compilation
I am currently working on a research problem where the existing literature proposes an algorithm that is tested on data generating 100,000 integer values within the range of 0 to 20. The common ...
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Would it be risky or inappropriate for a math PhD application personal statement to mention e.g. that used to be an alcoholic?
I am applying to math PhD programs. One of the schools that I am applying to requires me to submit two separate written statements: one personal and one academic.
The prompt for the personal statement ...
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How can I avoid this unproductive pattern with my PhD supervisor?
I’m currently a PhD student in electrical engineering in the US, and I changed supervisors after the end of my first year as a PhD student. There were several reasons for this, but the main one was ...
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Wearing academic dress (gown) after I left the university
I wore a gown to attend graduation and other formal events when I studied at a UK university. I still keep that gown but I'm not in academia for years. Under what situation would it still be useful?
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Accepted postdoc offer retracted last minute
I accepted a postdoc offer back in January 2023. I signed a (presumably unofficial) contract that stated I would accept the position, and the offer was formal in every sense I know postdoc offers to ...
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Can I publish a part of my master thesis without having my master thesis supervisor as a co-author?
I completed my master degree at one of the top universities in Europe more than 5 years ago. Me and my supervisor had some conflicts at the end of my thesis submission and then he was not interested ...
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Interviewing Questions on Teaching
I've got an interview for tenure-track teaching jobs at an R1 and liberal arts college in the US. As part of the application, they've seen a cover letter, CV, teaching statement, 3 syllabi, and ...
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Would a pen name of a character from a well-known book negatively affect how I am perceived? [closed]
For several reasons, I plan to change my name. The matter does not really lie in the desirability of the new name, but issues with the former. Unfortunately, my most preferred name will not be ...
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Should I continue working on project after graduating?
Background: I finished a masters level degree 7 months ago, and got very positive feedback from my supervisors and markers on the research work I did. The research included developing a novel ...
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Work with structure and clearly defined performance outcomes after my Ph.D?
I'm a fourth year Ph.D candidate in Experimental Psychology who earned an MA also in Experimental Psychology as I matriculated into my Ph.D program. I am posting here because I've come to the hard ...
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How much time should I spend on illustrations?
I am in the process of publishing my first paper in geosciences. I have developed a model for the paper and now I want to create 8 figures. However, already I've been working on it for 2-3 weeks (for ...
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My Plan to pursue Masters in Intelligent Robotics
I am a 22 yo recent graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. I completed my major in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science with a GPA of 8/10. ...
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Do Swiss professors have the highest gross income in the world? [closed]
Countries With The Highest Professor Salaries In The World
This article says that Switzerland is the country where university professors are paid the highest salary.
However, my question is, if we ...
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Do I need to disclose that a manuscript has been rejected from another journal in my cover letter?
I have a manuscript which has been submitted and rejected by a journal. I am now preparing the manuscript for submission to another journal.
The cover letter guidelines for the new journal state that ...
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An internship in synthesis, is it good for academic career?
I am a chemistry student on my first year of master's, my love is purely towards making novel protein inhibitors, mostly for cancer research. I can do the synthesis and I am getting better at ...
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Rebuttal sent but no response from journal
I submitted a paper to a journal where four reviewing cycles were done by two reviewers. One of the two reviewers had no comments and accepted the paper as is, while the other reviewer had comments at ...
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Co-author university affiliation on a paper while on leave as a student
I am currently not an active student at my university since I decided to go on leave, although I plan to return Fall of 2024 to finish my undergraduate studies there.
After of a variety of ...
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Changing my lastname to A [duplicate]
It is well-studied that a last-name starting with $a$ has a positive impact on research career:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2803164#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20argued%20that,...
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Mailing address for retired people in teaching applications
I am applying to be a lecturer, where most of my references are professional references. I am being asked for a mailing address for references. Professionally, it seems awkward to ask for someone's ...
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ethics form withdrawn during the international research funding process
I am working at a teaching-focused university. Recently I secured some research grants from my native country. This small private research group supports early-career researchers and just sent the ...
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Good SOP for a prospective MS ECE student
As an international student vying for a good research university in the US, I have often heard how the SOP is an integral part of any application. unlike the advice for prospective PhD students, there ...
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Why are journals so pesky about partial submissions?
I recently began the submission process at a few potential journals for my paper to verify the process / requirements. Having not submitted these yet, the journals seem to be very concerned with these ...
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Pronouns of professors in Statement of Purpose
In recent years, we have seen the emergence of numerous pronouns beyond the regular he/him and she/her, such as they/them, Xe/xem, Ver/vir, and many more. However, the issue arises when browsing ...
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Deciding to not apply to a college that I have met with a faculty member, advice on what to do
I met with a faculty member for a history MA program but have decided not to apply there. Simply put, there are better programs that I would be a better fit for and also it requires an expensive ...
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What steps should I take if I haven't received responses from potential supervisors?
I am in the process of applying for the M.Sc. Research program at universities in New Zealand. My application will not be assessed unless I secure a supervisor. Despite reaching out to three potential ...
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Can I decline a professor's request for video conferencing?
I am a Phd student who has recently tried to initiate a collaboration on a paper with a professor to a university unrelated to mine.
I have already collaborated successfully with this professor a few ...
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Do PhD degrees in Germany require government accreditation?
I am an academic from China and I am currently studying the accreditation and quality assurance of German master's and doctoral degrees. However, the existing English literature does not clearly ...
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Are PhD programmes reluctant to admit multiple students from the same university in the same application cycle?
The senior undergraduates at my (mathematics) department have this impression that postgraduate programmes don't want to admit multiple applicants from the same university in the same application ...
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Forgot to debrief participants on an old qualifier project. Can this error cause my qualifier project and poster I did on it to be revoked at all?
I realized I did not do a proper debriefing on my qualifier project for doctoral candidacy in Experimental Psychology from a little over a year ago.
I only say "proper debriefing" because my ...
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Is 18 references in a 18 page article too little?
I'm about to submit my paper which is about predicting the apparent geothermal gradient in a country using a machine learning algorythm, the main motivation is the fact that the country only has heat ...
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