Publications

Some pertinent/recent ones

“Today’s academic scientists live or die by their citation ratings – how many other scientists have referred to their papers in published research. Bureaucrats love citations – like paper clips, you can count them. However, there are dangers. In Mathematics, some of the best papers are so well known that no one bothers to mention them explicitly. But the biggest problem is the time it can take for the importance of a discovery to become apparent.” 

  - Ian Stewart on the work of Gregor Mendel whose work lead to the creation of the field of Genetics. It is said that in 1850 Mendel failed the oral part, the last of three parts, of his exams to become a certified high school teacher.

Never judge research by the "number" of papers or patents published - Many a time it does not, in any way, reflect the quality of research done. The quality of a paper should be judged by the novelty, innovativeness, simplicity in technique, viability, and most of all the utility of its contents;  not by the sheer volume of citations it receives.