In the academic world, career success is often measured in terms of grants earned, number of articles published, and citation of your work by others. According to Abbott et al., what are some pitfalls of relying on these metrics?
A. It may encourage a "slice-and-dice" approach where authors try to boost their numbers by generating multiple papers out of one piece of basic research.
B. It can discourage researchers from pursuing topics that are scientifically valid but do not lead to as many publications or grant funding.
C. It does not take into account other forms of evaluation such as review of your work or letters of recommendation from other people in your field