Reckoning with my ‘ghost years’: why a low publication rate doesn’t always reflect failure

Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04062-9I have a five-year gap in my publication record. Last year, I published seven academic articles as either the first or corresp...

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Reckoning with my ‘ghost years’: why a low publication rate doesn’t always reflect failure

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Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04062-9I have a five-year gap in my publication record. Last year, I published seven academic articles as either the first or corresponding author. Here’s why one level of output isn’t better than any other.