科学界的分层科学共同体并非彼此不相上下的科学家的集合体。它有着界限明晰的分层 ;为数不多的科学家为科学的进步做出了较大的贡献 ,因而获得了较大部分的回报和实验所需的资源。而且 ,在科学家事业生涯中这些不平等趋于自我累加。这些大多是不为外人所见的。在局外人的眼中 Hierarchical science community in science is not a collection of scientists that are comparable to each other. It has a well-defined stratification; one of the few scientists who made a significant contribution to the progress of science gained a large portion of the rewards and the resources needed for experimentation. Moreover, these inequalities tend to self-accumulate in the career of scientists. Most of these are not seen by outsiders. In the eyes of outsiders