The nursing research assessment exercise 2001: An analysis

The 2001 UK research assessment exercise (RAE) was explored for units of assessment (UoA) 10 (Nursing) and 11 (Other Studies and Professions Allied to Medicine). In nursing funding was the best predictor of high RAE ratings. Other factors that appear relevant are numbers of doctorates awarded and publications in prestigious journals and in those with high impact factors (IF). UoA 11 showed similar but not identical trends. Specific funding sources were more important than overall funds in UoA 11, and the journals with high ratings in UoA 10 did not necessarily score highly in UoA 11. Further the diversity of journals was higher in UoA 11.