Academic age

The academic age is the time that a scientist has been in the research field and performed active research.

The academic age of a scientist may be computed as the span of years from their first published work up until the present.{{Cite Q | Q102183327 }}

Another definition regards the academic age as the time since their doctoral degree.{{Cite Q | Q57768384 }}

When the academic age is computed in formal settings, the academic age may be adjusted taking into account maternity and paternity leave, long-term illness, clinical training and/or national service.ERC Work Programme 2018

The academic age may be used as one of the components in scientometrics studies, particularly author-level metrics.{{Cite Q | Q34474180 |doi-access=free}}

The academic age may be a strict criterion for certain grant applications.

For instance, the European Research Council has several funding schemes restricted to specific academic ages:

So-called Starting Grants require an academic age of 2 to 7 years,{{Cite web

| title = Starting Grants

| date = 5 September 2024

| url = https://erc.europa.eu/funding/starting-grants

| publisher = European Research Council

}}

Consolidator grants require an academic age of 7 to 12 years{{Cite web

| title = Consolidator Grants

| date = 23 January 2024

| url = https://erc.europa.eu/funding/consolidator-grants