Who has higher scientific research productivity: PhDs from overseas or domestic?

Song Jing (), Yunfei Shan (), Shanlin Yang (), Xiting Zhou (), Miao Wang (), Zhengjie He (), Xiaolong Tao (), Xia Guo (), Daniel M. J. J. Stanley () and Leuta Philatelic Stanley ()
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Song Jing: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Yunfei Shan: Yunnan University
Shanlin Yang: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Xiting Zhou: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Miao Wang: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Zhengjie He: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Xiaolong Tao: Yunnan University
Xia Guo: Sichuan Vocational and Technical College of Communications
Daniel M. J. J. Stanley: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Leuta Philatelic Stanley: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2025, vol. 59, issue 5, No 2, 3958 pages

Abstract: Abstract In recent years in China, overseas returned PhDs are given preferential treatment compared to those at home, especially in the selection of outstanding personnel by certain universities and scientific research institutes. This paper focuses on investigating the influence of overseas doctoral learning experiences on the scientific research performance of the distinguished young scholars in China. Employing the White heteroscedasticity robust least squares method, negative binomial regression method, and Propensity Score Matching method, the study reveals a significant inhibitory effect of overseas doctoral learning experiences on the quantity of scientific research performance among distinguished youth fund winners. However, no significant impact is observed on the quality of their research. This research extends the understanding of the impact of universal doctoral education on scientific research performance within the most outstanding young scholars in China, and put forward the corresponding suggestions for the recruitment and the review of the Distinguished Young Scholars fund.

Keywords: Returned PhDs; The national science fund for distinguished young scholars; Scientific research performance; Propensity score matching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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