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The value of research funding for knowledge creation and dissemination: A study of SNSF Research Grants

R. Heyard and H. Hottenrott

This study by Rachel Heyard and Hanna Hottenrott explores how competitive project funding can significantly enhance researchers' publication outputs. It reveals that funded researchers publish about one additional article for each of the three years following funding, suggesting that the impact of such funding extends beyond mere quantity to encompass quality and dissemination.

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Abstract

This study investigates the effect of competitive project funding on researchers' publication outputs. Using detailed information on applicants at the Swiss National Science Foundation and their proposal evaluations, a case-control design accounts for individual heterogeneity of researchers and selection into treatment (e.g., funding). The results show that the funding program facilitates the publication and dissemination of additional research, amounting to about one additional article in each of the three years following the funding. Higher citation metrics and altmetrics by funded researchers suggest that impact goes beyond quantity and that funding fosters dissemination and quality.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Sep 21, 2021

Authors

Rachel Heyard, Hanna Hottenrott

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