There is a strong trend for signatures of younger researchers and those in the lower professional ranks to appear in the first position ( junior signing pattern ), while more veteran or highly-ranked ones, who tend to play supervisory functions in research, are proportionally more likely to sign in the last position ( senior signing pattern ).
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Do age and professional rank influence the order of authorship in scientific publications? Some evidence from a micro-level perspective.
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