Table 2 Logistic regression models for promotion to research professor (PROF).

From: Merit, competition and gender: scientific promotion in public research organisations

 

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(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Performance indicators

 Publications

−0.010 (0.018)

−0.011 (0.018)

−0.006 (0.019)

−0.009 (0.019)

−0.004 (0.020)

−0.008 (0.020)

 Citations

0.001*** (0.000)

0.001*** (0.000)

0.001** (0.000)

0.001*** (0.000)

0.001** (0.000)

0.001*** (0.000)

 Normalised impact

0.014 (0.055)

0.013 (0.055)

0.026 (0.055)

0.044 (0.057)

0.058 (0.058)

0.055 (0.059)

 Projects

0.110*** (0.017)

0.109*** (0.017)

0.109*** (0.017)

0.096*** (0.017)

0.105*** (0.018)

0.106*** (0.018)

 Contracts

−0.004 (0.021)

−0.004 (0.021)

−0.004 (0.021)

−0.005 (0.022)

−0.008 (0.022)

−0.002 (0.023)

 PhD thesis

−0.015 (0.017)

−0.014 (0.017)

−0.006 (0.018)

−0.003 (0.018)

−0.001 (0.018)

0.007 (0.019)

 Patents

−0.001 (0.011)

−0.001 (0.011)

−0.002 (0.011)

0.005 (0.011)

0.007 (0.011)

0.008 (0.011)

Individual attributes

 Gender (female)

 

−0.089 (0.201)

2.346 (2.147)

2.184 (2.156)

2.766 (2.339)

2.418 (2.370)

 Age

  

0.054 (0.038)

0.064* (0.038)

0.055 (0.039)

0.057 (0.039)

 Seniority

  

0.319 (0.200)

0.428** (0.199)

0.397** (0.202)

0.391* (0.202)

 Gender (female) * Age

  

−0.031 (0.043)

−0.028 (0.043)

−0.029 (0.044)

−0.023 (0.045)

 Gender (female) * Seniority

  

−0.096* (0.050)

−0.091* (0.048)

−0.096* (0.049)

−0.102** (0.05)

 Age * Seniority

  

−0.006* (0.004)

−0.008** (0.004)

−0.008** (0.004)

−0.008** (0.004)

Competitive conditions

 Competitive pressure

   

−0.186*** (0.037)

−0.179*** (0.038)

−0.180*** (0.043)

Evaluation Panels and connections

 % Females (on the panel)

    

−0.001 (0.008)

0.001 (0.008)

 Gender (female) * % Females (on the panel)

    

−0.011 (0.015)

−0.009 (0.015)

 Same institute evaluator

    

0.710*** (0.228)

0.764*** (0.234)

 Same institute panel chair

    

−0.142 (0.338)

−0.07 (0.343)

 Another candidate (same institute)

    

−0.540** (0.226)

−0.553** (0.233)

Science domains (Ref: BIO)

 FOOD

     

−0.039 (0.484)

 MATER

     

−0.073 (0.472)

 PHYSIC

     

0.319 (0.377)

 CHEM

     

−0.158 (0.458)

 AGRO

     

−0.117 (0.371)

 HUM&SS

     

0.531 (0.418)

 NAT.RES

     

−0.138 (0.349)

 Constant

−2.655*** (0.255)

−2.623*** (0.265)

−5.332*** (1.994)

−4.521** (1.982)

−4.043* (2.093)

−4.408** (2.139)

 Observations

961

961

961

961

961

961

 Contests

39

39

39

39

39

39

 Log likelihood

−403.415

−403.315

−395.684

−381.233

−373.724

−371.449

 Pseudo R2

0.081

0.082

0.099

0.132

0.149

0.154

  1. Standards errors in parenthesis.
  2. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.