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How many citations should a postdoc have?
I guess it depend on the quality of the papers you publish. If it is a breakthrough paper in your research area, than even one paper is enough to get a good post-doc position in Europe or in the US. If it is just a contribution to the field, then 10 to 15 papers will be sufficient for a good post-doc position.
How many publications are good for PhD?
I know of one who published 23 papers out of their PhD. In the UK there is no actual requirement to have publications in order to be awarded a PhD. I understand that this is different in some other countries.
What is it like to be a postdoc?
The postdoc is not a glorious space of unbroken writing time; when you factor in slow academic publication processes and searches that commence a year in advance of employment, the postdoc is much shorter than it seems. The time has to be closely managed to ensure you leave the postdoc employed.
What happened to the postdoc project at the lab?
The postdoc project seemed promising and the lab had a track record of publishing decent papers. Unfortunately disaster has struck again, and none of my experiments have worked or produced anything publishable. I only have 6 months left on my contract and the odds of me getting a paper in that time are pretty much zero.
Do I need to do a second post-doc?
But for a traditional, academic pathway, you’d need to have some exceptional characteristic or quality to overcome the lack of first-author publications. If that is the path you really want to follow, you might want to do a second post-doc while searching for faculty positions.
Can’t execute two flawless postdocs at this point?
If you can’t execute two flawless postdocs at this point, you’re done, having spent more of your prime overworked, having moved every couple of years, and having earned very little. I would never accept such a risk in my own life.