Generative AI and academic scientists in US universities: Perception, experience, and adoption intentions

Wenceslao Arroyo-Machado; Jinghuan Ma; Tipeng Chen; Timothy P. Johnson; Shaika Islam; Lesley Michalegko; Eric Welch

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330416

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Generative AI and academic scientists in US universities: Perception, experience, and adoption intentions

Wenceslao Arroyo-Machado ,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: warroyom@asu.edu

Affiliation Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9437-8757

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Jinghuan Ma,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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Tipeng Chen,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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Timothy P. Johnson,

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America, Department of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9745-9683

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Shaika Islam,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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Lesley Michalegko,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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Eric Welch

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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Generative AI and academic scientists in US universities: Perception, experience, and adoption intentions

Wenceslao Arroyo-Machado,
Jinghuan Ma,
Tipeng Chen,
Timothy P. Johnson,
Shaika Islam,
Lesley Michalegko,
Eric Welch

Published: August 28, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330416

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