1.   The authors state that citation counts indicate impact rather than quality.

2.   They suggest that there is a bimodal distribution of citation counts, with short-term and long-term components.

3.   Citation counts are carried out by unskilled operators.

4.   Lindsey also finds that citation counts favour the scientist doing work in the mainstream or dominant paradigm.

5.   His other criticisms are that citation counts are unable to distinguish quality among methodological contributions.

6.   Citation counts are sensitive to fads, foibles, and popular trends.

7.   By contrast, Virgo, using statistical methods, finds a low correlation between citation counts and reviewer judgement.