Identifying extraordinary contributors to work and family research: eight modalities of excellence
In this study we quantitatively and qualitatively explore two research questions: (1) ‘What qualifies a scholar to be classified as an extraordinary contributor to work and family research?’ and, (2) ‘Who are extraordinary contributors to work and family research?’
We first selected a group of top work and family scholars based on total citation counts and a multi-level nomination process. We then qualitatively explored our research questions via e-mail correspondence and telefocus groups. From these data, we distilled eight core themes, or ‘modalities
of excellence,’ to categorize extraordinary contributors: (1) publishing (traditional academic metrics), (2) publishing (reputation among scholars), (3) disseminating work and family research (translational research), (4) funding work and family research, (5) service to the work and
family field, (6) mentoring future work and family scholars, (7) landmark work and family contributions, and (8) overall reputation. Using quantitative measures (citation counts) and qualitative exploration (e-mail correspondence, telefocus groups, and surveys of work and family scholars),
we identified extraordinary contributors in each modality.
Keywords: Clasificación de los mejores académicos; Ranking top scholars; académicos influyentes; gender and work; género y trabajo; influential scholars; trabajo y familia; trabajo-familia; trabajo-vida; work and family; work-family; work-life
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA 2: Department of Family Studies and Human Development, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Publication date: 08 August 2019
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