Scientific excellence
Subtitle: origins and assessment
By: editors, Douglas N. Jackson & J. Philippe Rushton ; foreword by Harriet Zuckerman.
Contributors: Jackson, Douglas Northrop, 1929-; Rushton, J. Philippe.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Newbury Park, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
Copyright date: 1987
Subjects: Research -- Evaluation -- Congresses.; Scientists -- Evaluation -- Congresses.; Bibliographical citations -- Evaluation -- Congresses.
First sentence: More than a quarter-century ago, Robert Merton, doyen of the sociology of science, noted that “many of us are persuaded that we know what we mean by excellence [in science and other cultural domains] and would prefer not to be asked to explain.
Description: "Scientific Excellence highlights the need for research into the processes that facilitate the generation, systematization and transmission of knowledge. The contributors -- eminent researchers in the field -- assess the present state of the discipline and give directions for future research. The volume covers a variety of important concerns, including: the understanding of cognitive and noncognitive determinants of scientific creativity in order to increase scientific productivity; the need to understand the socio-cultural matrix in which knowledge is accumulated and disseminated; and the importance of both environmental and personal influences upon continued productivity"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Paperes presented to a conference held April 17-19 1985 at the University of Western Australia.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Harriet Zuckerman
pagenum: 7; title: Preface
pagenum: 12; title: PART I: ASSESSMENT; label: 1.
title: Mapping the World of Science: Is Citation Analysis a Legitimate Evaluation Tool? -Eugene Garfield
pagenum: 18; title: PART II: PERSONOLOGICAL ORIGINS; label: 2.
title: Historical Overview of Research on Scientific Abilities -Philip E. Vernon
pagenum: 40; label: 3.
title: The Possible Different Personality Dispositions of Scientists and Nonscientists -Robert S. Albert and Mark A. Runco
pagenum: 67; label: 4.
title: Multiples, Chance, Genius, Creativity, and Zeitgeist -Dean Keith Simonton
pagenum: 98; label: 5.
title: Personality Characteristics Associated with High Research Productivity -J. Philippe Rushton, Harry G. Murray, and Sampo V. Paunonen
pagenum: 129; label: 6.
title: Scientific and Technological Innovation: Its Personological and Motivational Context -Douglas N. Jackson
pagenum: 149; label: 7.
title: The Scholarly Impact of Psychologists -Norman S. Endler
pagenum: 165; label: 8.
title: Evolution and Creativity: Some Playful Musings -Pierre L. van den Berghe
pagenum: 192; title: PART III: SOCIOCULTURAL ORIGINS; label: 9.
title: The Wisdom of Solomon: Avoiding Bias in the Publication Review Process -Daniel Perlman and Elizabeth Dean
pagenum: 204; label: 10.
title: The Role of Journal Editors in the Scientific Process -Henry L. Roediger III
pagenum: 222; label: 11.
title: Approaches to Ensuring Quality of Data and Performance: Lessons for Science? -Lee B. Sechrest
pagenum: 253; label: 12.
title: Melding Capitalist Versus Socialist Models of Fostering Scientific Excellence -John J. Furedy
pagenum: 284; label: 13.
title: Permitting Creativity in Science -Janet Beavin Bavelas
pagenum: 307; label: 14.
title: Development of Scientific Productivity: Impact of Graduate Teaching and Thesis Supervision -Harry G. Murray
pagenum: 328; label: 15.
title: The Psychology of Women and Scientific Research -Esther R. Greenglass
pagenum: 341; label: 16.
title: Women in Science -Jonathan R. Cole
pagenum: 359; title: About the Contributors
pagenum: 376