A research area dies when you have to spend more time figuring out whom you must cite to avoid pointless arguments than thinking about ideas
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Research market supply/demand: People leave due to citation burden, field settles, a history is written, citation burden down, people return
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Currently attending a talk by Prof Amar Bhidé, a slide of which reminded me of your remark. bhide.net/syllabus/Pract
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Not quite sure what I'm looking at here. What kind of class is it? Business? Programming? Law?

