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This has to be called some kind of effect which is probably already on Wikipedia.
by quaintdev 6y ago
This has to be called some kind of effect which is probably already on Wikipedia.
- libraryofbabel 6y agoYes! It is the Matthew Effect, coined by socialist of science Robert Merton: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect “eminent scientists will often get more credit than a comparatively unknown researcher, even if their work is similar; it also means that credit will usually be given to researchers who are already famous”