The Research Enterprise

Anatomy and physiology Health services administration
Volume 171 - Issue 11

Funding Australia's basic biomedical research of 1993 and 1994

Author:  Linda Butler

Med J Aust 1999; 171 (11): 629-633.
Published online: 6 December 1999
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The Research Enterprise

Funding Australia's basic biomedical research of 1993 and 1994

The meshing of two databases of scientific publications -- the Wellcome Trust's Research Outputs Database, and the Research Evaluation and Policy Project's database of Australian publications -- allows a detailed analysis of the funding agencies providing external (as opposed to intramural) support for Australia's basic biomedical research. This analysis shows the success Australian researchers are having in attracting funding from overseas, and the high citation rates achieved by publications with external funding.

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Linda Butler

MJA 1999; 171: 629-633

Introduction - Characteristics of basic biomedical research funding - Comparison of funded and unfunded publications - The impact of funded research - Conclusions - References - Authors' details
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