Otmar E. Varela Source Confirmed

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Researcher

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

faculty

13 h-index 41 pubs 834 cited

Research Areas

Higher Education Research Studies Career Development and Diversity Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Education Systems and Policy Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Otmar E. Varela's research investigates various facets of academic careers and higher education, with a recent focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has explored how faculty time and effort can be optimized through proposed models and examined the interplay between teaching, research, and service in driving academic career success. Varela has also studied the external validity of teamwork and leadership behaviors within academic laboratory settings, drawing evidence from both Peru and the U.S. His work includes a scoping review of the academic career literature to guide future research, and he has investigated human capital and mobility as competing antecedents of career success in academia. Varela also contributes to the understanding of how small and medium-sized enterprises can leverage blockchain technology. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 13, with 41 total publications and 834 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 41
  • Citations: 834

Selected Publications

  • A scoping review of the academic career literature: guidelines for future research (2025) DOI
  • Teaching in Higher Education after COVID-19: Optimizing Faculty Time and Effort Using a Proposed Model (2024) DOI
  • Teaching, research, and service as drivers of academic career success (2023) DOI
  • Human capital and mobility as competing antecedents of career success: the case of academia (2023) DOI
  • External validity of teamwork and leadership behavior in academic labs: evidence from samples in Peru and the U.S (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Naeem Bajwa University of Arkansas at Little Rock 3 shared publications Thomas R. Tudor University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2 shared publications Karen Moustafa Leonard University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 shared publication Karen Leonard University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 shared publication

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