Counterpoint: citations are a valuable currency in science. Arguably one of the best ways to earn citations is to do good work and write clear papers. Not sayi

Counterpoint: citations are a valuable currency in science. Arguably one of the best ways to earn citations is to do good work and write clear papers. Not saying incentives are perfectly aligned -- many citations are superficial ("this topic was studied before"), and papers count for a lot even if they're never cited, etc