Not exactly true. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/301/5630/213.long

Furthermore, this man worked on bio-defense stuff-- very likely a large majority of his work is not published for security reasons, as well as in startups.

There are plenty of people working in science, that don't make their career goals to publish in prestigious journals.

Real discoveries are rarely made at the pace required for securing tenure-track positions in academia.