@stevegis_ssg@mas.to Its likely a generational thing. I'm just on the cusp of solo authored papers no-longer being common. As a 2nd year, a former postdoc from my grad lab published their first independent research paper as a solo author paper and we were all totally scandalized. Today, I cringe about even authoring a review solo, which I've done because I couldn't find a suitable co-author (no grad students in lab, and no junior field colleagues that made sense to invite).