The answer is objective and trusted third party analysis. But since we don't have the time or resources as individuals to know and follow the work of the myriad

The answer is objective and trusted third party analysis. But since we don't have the time or resources as individuals to know and follow the work of the myriad researchers in the world, we need at least third party certification agencies to certify their ongoing work and not just their initial education. Thus a gap could be filled by a foundation which had the resources to provide a brand to peer review and follow up study for the most impactful publications/findings of the year. If this foundation had a significant amount of funding for research well beyond typical peer review, it would inspire some level of confidence in results that otherwise we cannot have from the peer review performed by people working for the publishing companies that profit from publication. We don't let farmer joe and farmer bob review each other's operations, yet that is often what we do with the food for our minds.