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This is field dependent, I think.– BuffyCommented Sep 15, 2022 at 15:27
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Well, were you the lead researcher or the group lead leading the project? Sounds like this should be one of your last first-author papers.– Azor Ahai -him-Commented Sep 15, 2022 at 15:28
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See also: What does author order indicate? or Author order when senior and lead author same person– SnijderfreyCommented Sep 15, 2022 at 15:54
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To clarify, for my discipline (quantum/physics), first author indicates primary person who did the research and last author represents the PI. If I am both, is either "better" for e.g. CV and or future job prospects?– Punk_PhysicistCommented Sep 15, 2022 at 19:27
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At a national lab you might want to keep publishing papers of each type. I'd suggest you ask about the local expectations. Apart from that, see also When is it most appropriate to transition from first to senior author?, What author position on publications is best for early-career academics in physics: First or last author?, When do researchers decide to be listed as last author?– AnyonCommented Sep 15, 2022 at 23:18
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