Marek Kwiek and Lukasz Szymula’s research on global productivity patterns was featured in „Times Higher Eucation” on April 15, 2026.
The feature text was written by Jack Grove: „Late blooming in STEM careers ‘almost never happens’”.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/late-blooming-stem-careers-almost-never-happens
The feature text was reporting on Kwiek’s seminar at the Uniersity of Oxford on a previous day: „Surprising Patterns of Changing Productivity Classes. A Longitudinal Study of 320,000 Scientists” and on the paper published in „Quantitative Science Studies„
PDF of the original paper is here: downloadable PDF.
The seminar was run on the April 14th, 2026 in the CGHE (Centre for Global Higher Education) seminar series.
The Oxford seminar „Surprising Patterns of Changing Productivity Classes. A Longitudinal Study of 320,000 Scientists” can be watched here.
The paper can be read here: Marek KwiekLukasz Szymula; „Quantifying lifetime productivity changes: A longitudinal study of 320,000 late-career scientists”. Quantitative Science Studies 2025; 6 1002–1038. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/QSS.a.16

Marek Kwiek and Lukasz Szymula’s research on global productivity patterns was featured in „Times Higher Eucation” on April 15, 2026.
The feature text was written by Jack Grove: „Late blooming in STEM careers ‘almost never happens’”.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/late-blooming-stem-careers-almost-never-happens
The feature text was reporting on Kwiek’s seminar at the Uniersity of Oxford on a previous day: „Surprising Patterns of Changing Productivity Classes. A Longitudinal Study of 320,000 Scientists” and on the paper published in „Quantitative Science Studies„
PDF of the original paper is here: downloadable PDF.
The seminar was run on the April 14th, 2026 in the CGHE (Centre for Global Higher Education) seminar series.
The Oxford seminar „Surprising Patterns of Changing Productivity Classes. A Longitudinal Study of 320,000 Scientists” can be watched here.
The paper can be read here: Marek KwiekLukasz Szymula; „Quantifying lifetime productivity changes: A longitudinal study of 320,000 late-career scientists”. Quantitative Science Studies 2025; 6 1002–1038. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/QSS.a.16


