Otmar E. Varela Data-verified

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Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

13 h-index 41 pubs 846 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Otmar E. Varela's research focuses on academic career success, exploring factors such as human capital and mobility. He investigates teaching, research, and service as key drivers in academic career advancement. Varela has also examined leadership and teamwork within academic laboratory settings, with comparative studies conducted in Peru and the United States. His work includes developing models for optimizing faculty time and effort in higher education, particularly in the post-COVID-19 era. Varela has authored or co-authored 41 publications, accumulating 838 citations and an h-index of 13. He collaborates with several faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, including Naeem Bajwa and Sonya F. Premeaux.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 41
  • Citations: 846

Selected Publications

  • A scoping review of the academic career literature: guidelines for future research (2025)
  • HOW CAN SMEs EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE BLOCKCHAIN? A ROADMAP AND FIVE-STEP APPROACH (2024)
  • Teaching in Higher Education after COVID-19: Optimizing Faculty Time and Effort Using a Proposed Model (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Teaching, research, and service as drivers of academic career success (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Human capital and mobility as competing antecedents of career success: the case of academia (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • External validity of teamwork and leadership behavior in academic labs: evidence from samples in Peru and the U.S (2022)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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