I think academic english in particular is guilty of this. I think there are two pressures: first is common, and that is wanting/needing specialized language to

I think academic english in particular is guilty of this. I think there are two pressures: first is common, and that is wanting/needing specialized language to communicate better about a specific field, second is particular in that it can make some one feel better about their paper if they coin new words or phrases. I'm unsure if this actually translates into better publication rates but I've definitely seen papers sort of reach so they can introduce a new term.