diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 209cc6f..8d761d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ When the network is a de facto complete network, scientists might be able to uti
 
 If the `exit-condition` reporter is evaluated the variable will be set to `true` in case the the exit-condition is met, `false` otherwise. Positive evaluation of the exit-condition marks the end of a run.  
 
+#### g-myscientists
+
+* format: list
+* example: [3 7]  
+
+Reflects how many scientist are currently researching each theory: the first entry in the list is for theory one the 2nd entry for theory two.  
+  
+#### g-research-time
+
+* format: list
+* example: [350 129]  
+
+Records how much each theory has been researched over the course of the run: each round each researcher who pulls from the slot machine for a given theory increases the counter for this theory by one. The first entry in the list is for theory one the 2nd entry for theory two.  
+
 
 ### Turtles-own
 
diff --git a/SocNetABM.nlogo b/SocNetABM.nlogo
index c1e4395..b2f776c 100644
--- a/SocNetABM.nlogo
+++ b/SocNetABM.nlogo
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ end
 to init-converge-reporters
   set converge-reporters (list [ -> average-belief 0 true]
   [ -> average-cum-successes 0 true] [ -> average-confidence true]
-  [ -> average-signal 0 true])
+  [ -> average-signal 0 true] [ -> research-time 0 true])
 end
 
 
@@ -891,6 +891,21 @@ When the network is a de facto complete network, scientists might be able to uti
 
 If the `exit-condition` reporter is evaluated the variable will be set to `true` in case the the exit-condition is met, `false` otherwise. Positive evaluation of the exit-condition marks the end of a run.  
 
+#### g-myscientists
+
+* format: list
+* example: [3 7]  
+
+Reflects how many scientist are currently researching each theory: the first entry in the list is for theory one the 2nd entry for theory two.  
+  
+#### g-research-time
+
+* format: list
+* example: [350 129]  
+
+Records how much each theory has been researched over the course of the run: each round each researcher who pulls from the slot machine for a given theory increases the counter for this theory by one. The first entry in the list is for theory one the 2nd entry for theory two.  
+
+
 ### Turtles-own
 
 #### cur-best-th
@@ -1335,6 +1350,8 @@ NetLogo 6.0.4
     <metric>frequency-converged "th2"</metric>
     <metric>center-of-convergence "th1"</metric>
     <metric>center-of-convergence "th2"</metric>
+    <metric>research-time "th1" false</metric>
+    <metric>research-time "th2" false</metric>
     <steppedValueSet variable="scientists" first="3" step="1" last="11"/>
     <enumeratedValueSet variable="th1-signal">
       <value value="0.5"/>
diff --git a/protocol.nls b/protocol.nls
index 653b51b..16c98cd 100644
--- a/protocol.nls
+++ b/protocol.nls
@@ -540,3 +540,24 @@ to compute-popularity
   let th-2-scientist scientists - th-1-scientist
   set g-myscientists (list th-1-scientist th-2-scientist)
 end
+
+
+
+
+
+; reports the time scientists spent researching each theory before they finally 
+; converged
+; arguments:
+; - th# = theory, type: string
+; - rec? = recording?, type: boolean
+to-report research-time [th# rec?]
+  let identifier "restime"
+  ifelse rec? [
+    report (fput identifier g-research-time)
+  ][
+    set th# translate-from-string th#
+    let res-time but-first first filter [curitem -> 
+      first curitem = identifier] converge-reporters-values
+    report item th# res-time
+  ]
+end