Scientific Communication & EducationPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Field size as a predictor of "excellence." The selection of subject fields in Germany's Excellence Initiative.
Thomas Heinze, Isabel Maria Habicht, Paul Eberhardt, Dirk Tunger
The paper examines field selection in Germany's Excellence Initiative, finding that larger fields with more professors and funding are favored, and second-phase funding largely depends on first-phase decisions.
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