A citation indicates that other people actually care about the content of the paper.
Consider Researcher A, who has one paper with a hundred citations, and Researcher B, who has ten papers with two citations each. Probably Researcher A has made a larger contribution.
Whether you're in math or any other field, the fact that a paper is correct or reasonable enough to make it past peer review doesn't mean anybody gives a shit about it.
Consider Researcher A, who has one paper with a hundred citations, and Researcher B, who has ten papers with two citations each. Probably Researcher A has made a larger contribution.
Whether you're in math or any other field, the fact that a paper is correct or reasonable enough to make it past peer review doesn't mean anybody gives a shit about it.