[quaintdev]

This has to be called some kind of effect which is probably already on Wikipedia.

[libraryofbabel]

Yes! It is the Matthew Effect, coined by socialist of science Robert Merton: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect

“eminent scientists will often get more credit than a comparatively unknown researcher, even if their work is similar; it also means that credit will usually be given to researchers who are already famous”