Perish:
intransitive senses
1 : to become destroyed or ruined : DIE *recollection of a past already long since perished— Philip Sherrard* *guard against your mistakes or your attempts (perish the thought) to cheat— C. B. Davis*
2 chiefly British : DETERIORATE, SPOIL
transitive senses
1 chiefly British : to cause to die : DESTROY
2 : WEAKEN, BENUMB
(From Merrian-Webster)
显然变质和发臭比死亡更合适。
论文的数量和周期考核其实还是和专业有关,应用研究比较好发可要求多一点,阶段性成果也能发表,考核周期可以短一些,比如2-3年。基础研究要有长时间积累后才能出像样的东西,因此数量要求应降低,周期要长一些,比如5-10年。