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@bioniclab.bsky.social

One day left to comment. NIH wants to hide the peer review score, not just from applicants, but from the program officers and councils who decide what gets funded. The comment window closes tomorrow, October 13.

12/10/26, 7:07 pm6 reposts9 likes

TK (Takashi DY) Kozai

@bioniclab.bsky.social

I found out today I have been on the Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists list since 2020. Six years, never checked. The list blends citations, h-index, and how much of the credit is really yours. Someone built the list carefully.

TK (Takashi DY) Kozai

@bioniclab.bsky.social

The list still cannot tell you whether the work is any good. I am happy to be on the list. I would never fund or judge anyone by the list. NIH wants to repeat that error and go further.

TK (Takashi DY) Kozai

@bioniclab.bsky.social

Right now a reviewed grant gets a score, and everyone sees the score. Under NOT-OD-26-088, reviewers still produce the score, and then no one sees the score.

TK (Takashi DY) Kozai

@bioniclab.bsky.social

Not the applicant. Not the institution. Not the program officer who writes the funding plan. Not the council that approves it. The score gets made, and the score gets buried, from every person who uses the score to decide what comes next.