Identifying Risks and Opportunities in the Department of Defense Research Portfolio

B. Ian Hutchins & Analytics Research Institute, by the Department of Defense (DoD). 05/2022-05/2025.

Description: The collaborative project will build data and analytic infrastructure for DoD in its capacity as a science funder, which will be used to generate novel computational and artificial intelligence approaches for identifying research portfolio risks and opportunities in order to inform science policymaking. Read more

Examining the effects of academic mobility on individual professors’ research activity and institutional human capital at HBCUs

Chaoqun Ni, Erjia Yan (Drexel University), & Jiangen He (University of Tennessee), by NSF-SoS:DCI, 09/01/2021-08/31/2024

Description: This grant will study the mobility and retention of faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), using massive, heterogeneous, and longitudinal data from a variety of sources. Read more

Robustness of evidence reported in preprints during peer review

B. Ian Hutchins

Adoption of preprints dramatically expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have expressed concern that the risk of flawed decision-making is increased by relying on preprint data that would not survive peer review. We therefore asked how much the information presented in preprints is expected to change after review. Read more

The gendered nature of authorship

Chaoqun Ni

Authorship is the primary form of symbolic capital in science, yet rife with injustice and malpractice, with women expressing concerns regarding the fair attribution of credit. We examine gendered practices in authorship communication, disagreement, and fairness. Read more