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How many first-author Q1 papers would you consider average, and how many would be considered truly exceptional during a PhD?
My university's graduation requirement is two first-author Q2 papers, which seems reasonable and attainable. However, my supervisor expects six first-author Q1 papers before graduation, which feels extremely ambitious to me.
I'm curious about the norms across different fields and universities. For a typical PhD graduate, how many first-author Q1 papers would be considered:
-Average performance?
-Exceptional performance?
u/Express_Language_715 — 7 days ago