?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+correlation+between+RAE+ratings+and+citation+counts+in+psychology&rft.creator=Smith%2C+Dr+Andy+T&rft.creator=Eysenck%2C+Prof+Michael&rft.subject=Statistical+Models&rft.subject=Peer+Review&rft.description=We+counted+the+citations+received+in+one+year+(1998)+by+each+staff+member+in+each+of+38+university+psychology+departments+in+the+United+Kingdom.+We+then+averaged+these+counts+across+individuals+within+each+department+and+correlated+the+averages+with+the+Research+Assessment+Exercise+(RAE)+grades+awarded+to+the+same+departments+in+1996+and+2001.+The+correlations+were+extremely+high+(up+to+%2B0.91).+This+suggests+that+whatever+the+merits+and+demerits+of+the+RAE+process+and+citation+counting+as+methods+of+evaluating+research+quality%2C+the+two+approaches+measure+broadly+the+same+thing.+Since+citation+counting+is+both+more+cost-effective+and+more+transparent+than+the+present+system+and+gives+similar+results%2C+there+is+a+prima+facie+case+for+incorporating+citation+counts+into+the+process%2C+either+alone+or+in+conjunction+with+other+measures.+Some+of+the+limitations+of+citation+counting+are+discussed+and+some+methods+for+minimising+these+are+proposed.+Many+of+the+factors+that+dictate+caution+in+judging+individuals+by+their+citations+tend+to+average+out+when+whole+departments+are+compared.&rft.date=2002-06&rft.type=Departmental+Technical+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2749%2F1%2Fcitations.pdf&rft.identifier=++Smith%2C+Dr+Andy+T+and+Eysenck%2C+Prof+Michael++(2002)+The+correlation+between+RAE+ratings+and+citation+counts+in+psychology.++%5BDepartmental+Technical+Report%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2749%2F