Medicine and Health

National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awards: does past performance predict future success?

J. M. Prasad, M. T. Shipley, et al.

Dive into an intriguing analysis that challenges the assumptions about NIH funding. Discover how even the most successful researchers eventually align with typical funding profiles, regardless of their past achievements. This insightful research was conducted by Joni M. Prasad, Michael T. Shipley, Terry B. Rogers, and Adam C. Puche.

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Abstract

The NIH is the major federal biomedical research funding agency in the US, and NIH funding is a priority in institutional decisions on faculty recruitment, salary, promotion, and tenure. The assumption is that well-funded investigators will maintain funding success; however, this analysis of NIH awardees from 2000 to 2015 suggests that regardless of funding level, research portfolios exhibit "regression to the mean," matching the typical NIH funding profile within 10–15 years. Past funding outperformance isn't a strong predictor of future outperformance. Faculty performance shouldn't be judged solely on grant success but should also include clinical care, education, and community/professional service.

Publisher

Palgrave Communications

Published On

Mar 27, 2020

Authors

Joni M. Prasad, Michael T. Shipley, Terry B. Rogers, Adam C. Puche

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