Who Is (More) Prone to “Perish”? Assessing Systemic Risk Factors for Nonpublication and Leaving Academia

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · How We Know: Methods, Measurement & Open Science

Caroline Poppa
International Max Planck Research School on Learning, Institutions and Future Evolution (IMPRS LIFE)
Caroline Poppa
SHARE Berlin Institute
Désirée Nießen
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim
Jessica Daikeler
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim
Henning Silber
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
David Richter
Freie Universität Berlin
David Richter
SHARE Berlin Institute

Abstract

Using metadata from 178 panel studies and an online survey among submission authors (N = 339; ~46% response rate), we examine whether gender, seniority, and parenthood affect authorship and leaving academia. Covariables comprise grit, impostor feelings, perceived pressure to publish, and likelihood to write up or (re-)submit research findings.

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Who Is (More) Prone to “Perish”? Assessing Systemic Risk Factors for Nonpublication and Leaving Academia

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