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Yes, definitely a case of Goodhearting. One way of further breaking this down is the idea of “slicing the bologna” where if you have an idea, you slice it as th
by theptip 3y ago
Yes, definitely a case of Goodhearting. One way of further breaking this down is the idea of “slicing the bologna” where if you have an idea, you slice it as thin as you can into as many papers as possible. This you can cite your own previous papers, get more totoal citations & papers, and generally game the impact factor.
Additionally the “publish or perish” regime encourages small incremental research projects, rather than large expensive risky ones that might not produce a paper for many years.
All this against the backdrop that it is getting increasingly harder to find new discoveries since the low-hanging fruit is mostly harvested.
- ivansavz 3y agoLol... "slicing the bologna" is such a great phrase to describe this. I've seen it happen a lot in both experimental and theoretical fields. Rather than publish one big paper that explains a new idea clearly at a high level + show its numerous applications, they publish many (6-10) small results based on the the "machinery" behind this idea. It can be frustrating as a beginner in such fields, like learning from a textbook that shows you just solutions to problems and doesn't explain the general theory.
- theptip 3y ago:) I first heard it in sprinting, where they try to beat the previous world record by the smallest possible margin so they can claim sponsorship bonus from beating it next year too.