Don't ask why those schools act so humble. Twenty high-level articles are indeed rare, but it's not necessary for them to grovel so much. After all, there are examples of research groups publishing dozens of articles in similar journals.
However, after assessments by many experts, every single one of Fang Jueyu's studies was deemed capable of changing the world and industries, with absolute potential for Nobel Prize applications and other top-level honors.
Publishing high-level articles and winning top awards aren't measured on the same scale. Each year, there are indeed not many but also not few articles published in similar journals, but the number that wins Nobel-level accolades is almost nonexistent.
Without all those convoluted rules, if Fang Jueyu used the results of these 20 articles to apply for those awards, he'd probably win eight out of ten. That's what they value the most.
