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We thank the CNRS and Morgan Reynaud for providing the list of young recruits, and Lucy Runacre for improving the English.

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Brischoux, F., Angelier, F. Academia’s never-ending selection for productivity. Scientometrics 103, 333–336 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-015-1534-5

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