> He's written "over 800 scientific papers". Is that... a good thing in his field? Irrespective of his field, that's about one every 18 days assuming a 40 year

> He's written "over 800 scientific papers". Is that... a good thing in his field? Irrespective of his field, that's about one every 18 days assuming a 40 year career (he's 62 now). There has to be certain amount of repetition and re-use of ideas to sustain that cadence. Also, the 800 includes books (greater than average effort) and co-authored papers (some effort shared with others).