Are Power Dynamics in Academia to Blame?

Why does the more junior person get more blame than their coauthors?

There are two possible explanations. The first is that more eminent authors have typically published a larger body of work than their greener coauthors.

The second explanation: Perhaps the better-known member of the team uses his or her social and institutional power to deflect the blame from him- or herself and to scapegoat less prominent collaborators.