Do funding sources complement or substitute? Examining the impact of cancer research publications.

ABSTRACT: Academic research often draws on multiple funding sources. This paper investigates whether complementarity or substitutability emerges when different types of funding are used. Scholars have examined this phenomenon at the university and scientist levels, but not at the publication level. This gap is significant since acknowledgement sections in scientific papers indicate publications are often supported by multiple funding sources. To address this gap, we examine the extent to which different funding types are jointly used in publications, and to what extent certain combinations of funding are associated with higher academic impact (citation count). We focus on three types of funding accessed by UK-based researchers: national, international, and industry. The analysis builds on data extra

SUBMITTER: Rotolo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099239 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature