R is more popular than Python in science because scientists do statistics and R gives them literally every statistical analysis they'll ever need, many in the s

R is more popular than Python in science because scientists do statistics and R gives them literally every statistical analysis they'll ever need, many in the standard library itself, and is written by academic statisticians so everything has a "this is for doing quantitative data analysis " feel, as opposed to "this can be", or "this could be if you try this library". The greater popularity of R than Python predates RStudio.