More and more academic institutions are using citation analysis as the main technique for measuring the quality of scientific research. This technique involves a yearly scanning of scientific journals to count the number of references to a researcher' s work. Although academic institutions want to encourage good research, use of citation analysis actually works against this goal since scientists seeking to maximize citation counts will avoid multiyear projects in favor of short-term projects in faddish areas. Which one of the following, if true, provides the strongest support for the argument?
A: Scientists often cite their colleagues' work when they think it is unfairly neglected by the scientific establishment.
B: In general scientific research is not referred to in journals until the research is completed.
C: Research that is initially criticized in scientific journals sometimes turns out to be groundbreaking work.
D: Scientists are sometimes hostile to interim assessments of ongoing research, since such assessments might threaten continuity of funding.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
B