摘要: This chapter features Jackson’s and my (independent) work on the personality traits, values, motives of productive scientists. It shows that distribution scientific achievement is J-shaped, implying underlying causes combine multiplicatively rather than additively. reviews own research using peer- self-ratings 29 including those from Personality Research Form, in which impactful scientists were found to be ambitious, enduring, seeking definiteness, dominant, showing leadership, intelligent, aggressive, independent, not meek, non-supportive. finding strong theoretical interests, curiosity, an autonomous personality, motivation are salient successful also his suggestions administrators need take unique attributes into account create conditions maximally conducive productivity. These include freedom bureaucratic interference, good financial rewards, incentives for career advancement. concludes by touching important role Doug Jackson played defending academic Canada.