Analysis of the labeling of National Natural Science Foundation funding in SCI papers published by a medical university

Abstract

Objective Analyze the patterns of output of the papers by NSFC funding project, and understand the impact of NSFC on SCI paper publication. Methods The SCI papers were retrieved by the web of science, the license number of the fund grants institution was matched with the approval number of NSFC, to conduct the descriptive and univariate analysis. Results Since 2011, the labeling number and frequency of NSFC projects in SCI papers had been increased annually. Except for the projects completed in 2011 and 2012, most funding labeling were marked in the project-concluding year. Among the SCI papers published in 2015, the average labeling number and rank of projects funded for more than RMB 900, 000 was higher than the low-budget items, also, the four-year projects were higher than the three-year project. Conclusions The role of the NSFC in boosting the publication of SCI papers has been increasing year by year, increasing annually before the projects concluding year, while decreasing after the completion. Higher funding and longer project period have relatively higher impact. Key words: National Natural Science Foundation of China; SCI; Analysis