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Today, the American research university is widely recognized as the global “gold standard” for cutting-edge research, innovation, and graduate education. With the exception of a few subspecialty areas—ceramic engineering; oceanography (Goodwin and Nacht 1991)—American scholars and researchers have led the world in refereed journal publications, citations, patents, and Nobel Prizes. As a result, many look to American research universities as a model for the identification, incubation, and support of academic talent. Indeed, for scholars across the globe, American universities still serve as a magnet in the increasingly global academic marketplace.
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Finkelstein, M.J., Iglesias, K.W. (2013). The Changing American Academic Profession. In: Altbach, P.G., Androushchak, G., Kuzminov, Y., Yudkevich, M., Reisberg, L. (eds) The Global Future of Higher Education and the Academic Profession. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230369795_6
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