Academic Archetypes: Interactive Radar Plots

Introduction

Explore the ideological landscapes of academics from various universities on Climate Action, Economic Collectivism, and Cultural Liberalism. Using data from 2016-2022, these interactive radar plots provide insights into the academic culture and priorities of different institutions.

Overview

Expertise
- Compare the stances of experts in climate, culture, and economics.
Archetypes
- Examine distinct archetypes such as Egocentric STEM males, Toxic US academics, and Toxic Economists!
Credibility and Engagement
- Understand how recognition and influence shape academic priorities among top universities, high-impact scholars, and popular academics.
Gender
- Explore how male and female academics differ in their priorities.
Compare Your Chosen Archetype
- Select and combine characteristics to create and analyse unique academic archetypes. Enjoy your exploration!

Expertise

This radar plot shows how each expert group prioritizes their field, highlighting distinct academic focuses.

Climate Action: Climate experts are significantly above average; culture and economic experts are around the average.
Economic Collectivism: Economic experts are above average; climate and culture experts are below average.
Cultural Liberalism: Culture experts are well above average; climate and economic experts are below average.

Personal v. Professional

This plot shows how personal and professional characteristics may influence their stance

Climate Action: Egocentric STEM Male (black) and Toxic US Academic (cyan) are around the average. Toxic Economist (magenta) is slightly below average.
Economic Collectivism: All three archetypes are below the average, with the Toxic US Academic and Toxic Economist being the lowest.
Cultural Liberalism: US Academic has a high stance, significantly above average. Egocentric STEM Male and Toxic Economist are below average, with the Toxic Economist being the lowest.

Credibility and Engagement

This plot highlights how recognition and influence metrics shape academic focus and priorities.

Academics with High Impact Factor with their fields (black) prioritize Climate Action. These are ones with high academic recognition and credibility
Top 100 Uni academics (cyan) emphasize Economic Collectivism. These are perceived as the traditional academic elites.
Those with High Follower Count (magenta) rank lower across all dimensions. These are academics most likely seen by public.

Gender

This radar plot compares the priorities of male (cyan) and female (black) academics.

Overall, female academics express more progressive stances compared to their male counterparts.

Climate Action: Equal emphasis from both genders.
Economic Collectivism: Females higher.
Cultural Liberalism: Females higher.

Compare Your Chosen Archetype

Instructions to Pick Your Own Archetype

Select Archetype Combination:

Click on the drop-down menu.
Search for and select either 1 characteristic or combine up to 3 predefined characteristics.
To remove a selection, simply uncheck it.

Combination Options:

42 single characteristics (e.g. is_male or is_female )
700 double characteristic combinations (e.g. is_male + toxicity_high)
7,000 triple characteristic combinations (e.g. is_US + is_climate_expert + emotionality_low)

Full-Screen Mode:

For a larger view, click on "Looker Studio" at the bottom right.

Enjoy exploring and comparing the academic stances of your chosen Archetypes!

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