Many researchers leave science within 5 years

According to a new study, one-third of researchers leave science by the 5th year of their careers and half leave by their 10th year . But attrition rates, which are typically higher for women than men, appear to be becoming less gendered over time ( High. Educ. 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s10734-024-01284-0 ). These conclusions are based on the publishing records of over 350,000 scientists from 16 scientific disciplines and 38 countries. The study authors used the scientists’ publishing history to mark the start and end of their careers, then split the study group into two cohorts: those who began publishing in 2000 and those who began publishing in 2010. Of the 142,722 scientists who began publishing in 2000, the study authors found that one-third had stopped publishing within 5 years and half had stopped by year 10. Women in this cohort, identified by names on scientific papers, were more likely than