ftp://repec.iza.org/RePEc/Discussionpaper/dp10752.pdf
This is buried in another post quite deep so I am starting a new thread to increase visibility.
TLDR is adding lower tier pubs to a CV decreases subjective evaluations on a 0 to 10 scale. Even when CVs are directly compared so that they are displayed side by side, lower tier pubs do not add any value.
LOL just LOL at this profession.