Gingras, Yves; Larivière, Vincent; Macaluso, Benoit; Robitaille, Jean-Pierre (Public library of science, 2008-03-29)
The average age at which U.S. researchers receive their first grant from NIH has increased from 34.3 in 1970, to 41.7 in 2004.
These data raise the crucial question of the effects of aging on the scientific productivity and impact of researchers. ...