Project Summary
This area of my research looks at how diversity and inequality shape science: how the composition of research teams relates to the impact of the work they produce, and how a scientist’s background can affect the course of their career. I study these questions across the different stages of academic life, from the early training years through to established careers, with the goal of understanding what role diversity plays in science and how inequalities emerge and persist within it.
Publications
- Yueran Duan, Shahan Ali Memon, Bedoor AlShebli, Qing Guan, Petter Holme, and Talal Rahwan. “Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).
Media Coverage: Physics World, Inside Higher Ed, PhysOrg, Times Higher Education, Nature News, The Scientist. - Fengyuan Liu, Talal Rahwan, Bedoor AlShebli. “Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023).
Media Coverage: Nature, University World News, EurekAlert!, Phys.org, Science & Development Network, American Physical Society, Physics World.
- Bedoor K. AlShebli, Talal Rahwan, and Wei Lee Woon. “The preeminence of ethnic diversity in scientific collaboration.” Nature Communications (2018).
Media coverage: Nature News, Physics World.
Works in Progress
- Fengyuan Liu, Bedoor AlShebli, Talal Rahwan, Fabian Braesemann. “Novelty amplifies the role of founder capability and team diversity in startup success”.
- Bedoor AlShebli. “A Tale of Two Countries: Age Diversity and Team Outcomes in China and the U.S.
Talks
In preparation