Does Peer Review Predict the Performance of Research Projects in Health Sciences?

L. Erik Clavería, Eliseo Guallar, Jordi Camí, José Conde, Roberto Pastor, José R. Ricoy, Eduardo Rodríguez-Farré, Fernando Ruiz-Palomo and Emilio Muñoz
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L. Erik Clavería: General Hospital
Eliseo Guallar: National School of Public Health Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Jordi Camí: Universitat Pompeu Fabra
José Conde: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Roberto Pastor: National School of Public Health Instituto de Salud Carlos III
José R. Ricoy: Neuropathology Unit
Eduardo Rodríguez-Farré: CSIC
Fernando Ruiz-Palomo: Hospital Ramón y Cajal
Emilio Muñoz: Institute for Advanced Sociologic Research

Scientometrics, 2000, vol. 47, issue 1, No 2, 23 pages

Abstract: Abstract Peer review is a basic component of the scientific process, but its performance has seldom been evaluated systematically. To determine whether pre-approval characteristics of research projects predicted the performance of projects, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of all 2744 single-centre research projects financed by the Spanish Health Research Fund since 1988 and completed before 1996. Peer review scores of grant applications were significant predictors of performance of funded projects, and the likelihood of production was also higher for projects with a basic research component, longer duration, higher budget or a financed research fellow. Funding agencies should monitor their selection process and assess the performance of funded projects to design future strategies in supporting health sciences research.

Date: 2000
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