X-ray scattering techniques seem to be a bit of a fad in recent years within many fields due in part to good availability. To a SAXS or related expert, are such

X-ray scattering techniques seem to be a bit of a fad in recent years within many fields due in part to good availability. To a SAXS or related expert, are such experiments really necessary for a paper in this field? Was this the most efficient/straightforward to prove the crystallinity or strain? Or is it just the coolest?