1.0https://researcher.life/blogResearcher.Lifehttps://researcher.life/blog/article/author/researcher-life/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="x4o9GkCQAO"><a href="https://researcher.life/blog/article/what-defines-success-in-academia/">What Defines Success in Academia?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://researcher.life/blog/article/what-defines-success-in-academia/embed/#?secret=x4o9GkCQAO" width="600" height="338" title="“What Defines Success in Academia?” — " data-secret="x4o9GkCQAO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.researcher.life/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://blog.researcher.life/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3756168-scaled.jpg25601707Monitoring success in an academic career is not as straight forward as it is in corporate ecosystems. In this article, we will look at some key signs of success in academia that early career researchers can track, as they begin their rigorous academic journey.