Dear Ecolog, My colleagues did some work examining the importance of funding on relative citation success (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600- 0706.2012.20109.x/abstract). I know that citations are, at best, a proxy for impact, but I was wondering if folks had a sense of whether the dollar values discussed in this blog post are realistic? Here is the link:
http://oikosjournal.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/canada-vs-the-usa-is-there-an- optimal-funding-level-for-ecologists/ The values primarily apply to North Americans, and it might be nice to get a sense of whether they apply more broadly. Disclaimer, this is purely for exploration of the topic as I know that we need way better data than listed there. Please feel free to post a comment on that blog post or email me directly at [email protected] Thanks. cheers chris.
