”The number of publications per year per academic seems to me to have increased over the last 50 years. I don't have a citation.” Yeah, that’s not evidence. T

”The number of publications per year per academic seems to me to have increased over the last 50 years. I don't have a citation.” Yeah, that’s not evidence. The absolute number of papers is growing - along with the number of working scientists. There’s been huge growth in academic science since the 1970s.