What advice do senior researchers and mentors typically give to junior researchers regarding first authorship?

Oct 28, 2022 ... As a faculty member, it is usually better to be last/corresponding author with a student as first author, than to be first author oneself. May 9, 2023 ... The best method is to have a standard for the entire discipline. For instance, math papers almost always have the authors listed in alphabetical order. Feb 23, 2017 ... It was either Francis Bacon in his treatise on natural science and empirical methods in 1613, or Harvey's scientific paper on blood circulation 1628. Sep 25, 2018 ... Jenny England (G'18), a biochemistry and biophysics Ph.D. candidate, is first author on a new paper on protein regulation in the prestigious ... Nov 1, 2022 ... A high priestess and poet named Enheduanna of Mesopotamia. She was not only the world's first author, but she wrote in the first person about goddesses, ... Dec 11, 2020 ... Exhausted young woman with tousled hair working hard reading a lot of documents at office. Sometimes writing goals are difficult — trust me, I ... Mar 13, 2025 ... Neuroscience Alum Is First Author on Publication in Nature. Julia Rocereta '19, a pharmacology Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania ... Jul 30, 2020 ... Dr Christian U. Oeing earned his MD from Heidelberg University in Germany where he also started his Medicine/Cardiology residency, continuing at ... May 24, 2024 ... Fourth-year veterinary student Kelsey D'Amico (DVM Class of 2025), who reached a rare milestone in veterinary medicine as the first author on a research paper. Mar 19, 2025 ... I am now thinking about pushing myself to take on another set of research projects. My pursuit of astronomical research will not stop, and I ...