Analysis of achievements of NSFC supporting projects in Peking University Cancer Hospital during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan"

Abstract

Objective To analyze the research achievements and their outcome influence factors of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) funding projects in Peking University Cancer Hospital during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan . Methods Based on project data and outcomes of 68 projects supported by NSFC from 2011 to 2015, this paper studies the number of SCI papers, Chinese Journal papers and conference papers published, the citations per paper and talent cultivation of different subcategories of projects, as well as different professional titles, academic degrees, genders, ages, occupations of the principle investigator, and component of project team members. Results 90% of the 68 projects published SCI papers, basically completed the intended research objectives set in the application. 41.7% of the SCI papers were published in the 1-5 year after the project closure. Research team collaborated between clinical and scientific research staff has higher output. Conclusions Scientific research management department should strengthen the process management and the tracking of project achievements, and should promote the combination of basic and clinical research to achieve mutually complementary. Key words: NSFC; Funding; Analysis; Scientific research management