Note on age and productive scholarship of a university faculty

Abstract

Based on the records of 385 faculty members, data concerning research and writing in relation to age of the faculty member, during a twenty-year period, are reported. Without making allowance for the numbers of potential contributors at each age, the absolute number of contributions rose to a sharp peak at around 45 years, and declined sharply thereafter. A number of questions implied in the data are raised. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)