“Less research is needed” has become more and more importantly true (in many/most fields) as worse-than-nothing studies swamp worthwhile ones. (Whole thread is worth reading!)https://twitter.com/dingding_peng/status/1095262094965043200 …
There are certainly no easy answers! But there are reforms that would plausibly help. E.g. limit the number of papers you can submit for a tenure case; that incentivizes fewer, better ones.