Table 12 The temporal and nature of multidisciplinary transitions on the upward success.

From: The multifaceted influence of multidisciplinary background on placement and academic progression of faculty

Variables

Upward Success

Compared to Undergraduate

Compared to Graduate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Temporal Multidisciplinary Shifts

      

 the Undergraduate to Graduate Stage

−0.043

  

−0.220***

  
 

(0.06)

  

(0.05)

  

 the Graduate to Placement Stage

0.152***

  

0.035

  
 

(0.06)

  

(0.04)

  

 Transitioned in both Stages

0.026

  

−0.013

  
 

(0.05)

  

(0.04)

  

Nature of Multidisciplinary Transition (the Undergraduate to Graduate Stage)

      

 Hard-Soft

 

−0.111

  

−0.478***

 
  

(0.08)

  

(0.08)

 

 Pure-Applied

 

0.102*

  

0.129***

 
  

(0.05)

  

(0.05)

 

 Nonlife-Life

 

0.105*

  

−0.052

 
  

(0.06)

  

(0.05)

 

 Soft-Hard

 

0.029

  

0.017

 
  

(0.07)

  

(0.07)

 

 Applied-Pure

 

−0.031

  

−0.224***

 
  

(0.08)

  

(0.08)

 

 Life-Nonlife

 

−0.235**

  

−0.305***

 
  

(0.09)

  

(0.09)

 

Nature of Multidisciplinary Transition (the Graduate to Placement Stage)

      

 Hard-Soft

  

−0.133*

  

−0.285***

   

(0.07)

  

(0.06)

 Pure-Applied

  

0.160***

  

0.001

   

(0.05)

  

(0.04)

 Nonlife-Life

  

−0.210***

  

−0.213***

   

(0.05)

  

(0.04)

 Soft-Hard

  

0.065

  

0.057

   

(0.08)

  

(0.06)

 Applied-Pure

  

−0.183**

  

−0.271***

   

(0.07)

  

(0.06)

 Life-Nonlife

  

−0.310***

  

−0.568***

   

(0.08)

  

(0.07)

Gender

0.032

0.032

0.037

0.004

0.003

0.009

 

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

Academic Inbreeding

−0.810***

−0.818***

−0.812***

−2.034***

−2.035***

−2.039***

 

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

Academic Productivity

      

 Total Publications

−0.001***

−0.001***

−0.001***

−0.001*

−0.000

−0.001*

 

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

 Total Citations

0.000*

0.000*

0.000*

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

Academic Influence

0.001

0.001

0.001

−0.002

−0.002

−0.002

 

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.00)

(0.00)

(0.00)

International Mobility

0.576***

0.588***

0.594***

0.052

0.072**

0.075**

 

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.04)

(0.03)

(0.03)

(0.03)

Constant

0.037

0.029

0.079

0.078

0.075

0.071

 

(0.18)

(0.18)

(0.18)

(1.37)

(1.37)

(1.36)

Observations

15,199

15,199

15,199

27,884

27,884

27,884

Pseudo R-squared

0.0544

0.0552

0.0572

0.119

0.120

0.123

Prob>chi2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Title FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Country FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year of Ph.D. Graduation FE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. Logit regressions. Robust standard errors in parentheses; ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.