Are there any benefits from publishing research on subjects different than one's degree/profession? Are there any benefits from publishing research on subjects different than one's degree/profession, like being in the healthcare field but publishing about biology or psychology?

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I have done this, and as I found, there's a few benefits:


You may be able to introduce a new concept to a field, and see that idea grow.
It shows a level of flexibility and the power to change. For example, "your field" might not be static. I've given talks in conferences that I never would have thought were my field, and I currently have a job in something that's not "my field" - and some of that is due to multidisciplinary papers.