importance of authorship

[CaMD]

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I can either be first or second author on a research paper. I don't really feel like I have the time to commit to really writing the paper this fall, so I'd rather just be second.

For residency applications is first versus second author going to potentially make any difference at all?

Thanks for any advice. 🙂

 

[Faebinder]

I can either be first or second author on a research paper. I don't really feel like I have the time to commit to really writing the paper this fall, so I'd rather just be second.

For residency applications is first versus second author going to potentially make any difference at all?

Thanks for any advice. 🙂

Yes, first authors are viewed better...

Second vs third vs fourth vs last doesn't matter. Only first vs not-first.

 

[CaMD]

Yes, first authors are viewed better...

Second vs third vs fourth vs last doesn't matter. Only first vs not-first.

Thanks so much!

 

[07match]

my perspective is that 1st author receives 70% 'credit', 2nd author 15%, and there is no difference b/w 3rd, 4th, 5th, all at ~5-10%. and of course, final authorship in medicine is above all, while this is not so in some of the humanities/ and affiliated health sciences.

in the few papers i've been involved w/ as first author, i inevitably found myself including people as 5th or 6th author who had absolutely no clue about the project, and i suspect that most of the folks who look at our CVs and our authorship rankings have had similar experiences.

 

[Winged Scapula]

I think it makes a difference...FWIW

matter of fact, was just having this conversation yesterday with my PD about how we ranked fellowship candidates. After giving me the "numbers factor" etc and I commented something along the lines of, "well, then how did I match here?" he responded with that it made a difference that I had authorship on some articles.

 

[EaglesPA]

Yes, first authors are viewed better...

Second vs third vs fourth vs last doesn't matter. Only first vs not-first.

Also, if you are not able to have time to write the paper and you have to be
second author, you could negotiate so that you have "these authors contributed equally to this project" added. Then when you list that publication in your CV, always put an asterix and then "equal contribution".

 

[CaMD]

Thank you very much for the feedback. It sounds like it may be worth my while to somehow figure out a way to "make time" to get this done.