Mediocre in relation to the number and quality of papers they are publishing. (Quality as judged partly by the number of citations they receive in the papers of others in their fields.)

It's not a 'numbers game.' It's a "where's the beef?" I'm aware of the claim of IDers and other creationists about the scads of well-respected scientists who reject evolution. I can't seem to find a lot of them - and their list of some 800 isn't very insightful.

There is a huge difference between what Darwin wrote and what his modern detractors are writing - not just in the opinion, but in the quality and depth of the writing.