If we limit the frame of this debate to
academic outputs alone, every new study provides ammunition, but never a conclusion.
Genuinely acknowledging and rewarding these other key impact factors, such as societal engagement, teaching excellence, and input and deliberation at key meetings and conference participation could go a long way toward balancing the demands of
academic output to publish
alone, thus lessening the pressure to spend endless weekends and vacation time writing for quantity rather than quality.