Prestige from whom though?  Many of these researchers are chasing money first, knowledge second (as they should). And, they know that the big money will pay them orders of magnitudes more if they&#x27;re &#x27;Prestigious&#x27;.<p>It&#x27;s the same reason why my RSS feed is more likely filled with junk articles today than it was 5 years ago.  It&#x27;s a game of quantity as much as quality.