Jonathan R. Cole and Stephen Cole describe how disagreements among peer reviewers can explain the unexpectedly low correlation between a scientist's prior professional performance and his or her chances of being awarded a research grant.
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Which researcher will get the grant?. Nature 279, 575–576 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/279575a0
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