It is difficult to measure the achievement and value of researchers, so the method that has been implemented in academic circles for many years is to judge according to the number of citations of published papers. An excellent academic research journal may be well known to the public because of its excellent experimental design, rigorous logical deduction or breakthrough discovery, and it has a high probability of becoming a highly cited paper.
The more papers cited, the more the researcher's ability is affirmed, so it can bring him the benefits of promotion or salary increase and be admired. Therefore, researchers are trying to publish articles with high citation rate.