Research Evaluation on C.CUI's Loghttps://cuicaihao.github.io/tags/research-evaluation/Recent content in Research Evaluation on C.CUI's LogHugoen-AUSun, 30 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +1000Scientific Research: Investment Can Be Planned, But Breakthroughs Cannot Be Scheduled — A Discussion Inspired by Two Fields Medalshttps://cuicaihao.github.io/posts/2026-08-30-scientific-research-investment-can-be-planned-but-breakthroughs-cannot-be-scheduled-a-discussion-inspired-by-two-fields-medals/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +1000https://cuicaihao.github.io/posts/2026-08-30-scientific-research-investment-can-be-planned-but-breakthroughs-cannot-be-scheduled-a-discussion-inspired-by-two-fields-medals/The Fields Medals awarded to Wang Hong and Deng Yu highlight China’s ability to identify and nurture world-class mathematical talent. Yet, their achievements also underscore a more profound question: why doesn’t the substantial growth in talent, funding, and paper output automatically translate into more high-risk, long-cycle, original breakthroughs? The article argues that while a nation can plan research investment and infrastructure, it cannot schedule scientific discoveries, emphasizing that a research ecosystem’s capacity for originality hinges on its resource and risk allocation for long-term exploration.