Researchers: the era of publish-or-perish research is fading fast
deepakns · x · 2026-10-25
Vipul argues that traditional publish-or-perish research is entering its twilight: the era of doing research for publications and incremental improvements is fading, and research aimed at real-world impact will take over. Deepak N S echoes the view. The thread captures growing tension between paper-chasing academia and AI-driven, impact-oriented research.
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