https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price%27s_model

if we go to the original source of Prices Law, we find something quite interesting.

1. it says nothing about the top sqrt(n) of workers
2. in fact it says nothing about work whatsoever, mainly the growth of connections made between pieces of work
3. it's about academic citations were you are expected to take care with your primary research citations
4. It's not a law: it's a model

to be honest the only relevant concepts I can think of nowadays are:

1. "the rich get richer" - but everyone gets that already, right?
2. incumbency effect: it's good to be first (see 1.)
3. this is only really struck me recently but of course since we are talking citations, if the game is to be cited most then manipulate the citation process. I can't think of who this reminds me of...

As a piece of friendly advice I now stay away from Pareto's Law and Prices Law and many other as thoroughly debased metrics. I would advise you do also.