I got that suggestion recently talking to a colleague from a prestigious university.
Her suggestion was simple: Kick out all non-ivy league and most international researchers. Then you have a working reputation system.
Make of that what you will ...
Her suggestion was simple: Kick out all non-ivy league and most international researchers. Then you have a working reputation system.
Make of that what you will ...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Perelman [2] https://www.ams.org/notices/200808/tx080800930p.pdf
Treat everyone equally. After 10 years of only quality you get chance to get back. Before that though luck.
(1) because ivy league also produces a lot of work that's not so great (i.e. wrong (looking at you, Ariely) or un-ambitious) and
(2) because from time to time, some really important work comes out of surprising places.
I don't think we have a good verdict on the Orthega hypothesis yet, but I'm not a professional meta scientist.
That said, your proposal seems like a really good idea, I like it! Except I'd apply it to individuals and/or labs.