Mid-level scientists most likely to use new research tools, says study
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 15:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Scientists in the middle of the status hierarchy, not those at the top or the bottom, are the first to work with easy-to-use commercial products, a study finds. They are also the most prone to imitate their prior collaborators' use of such commercial kits. These are among the findings of a study of scientists-as-customers.