Although the Science of Team Science or SciTS has already provided substantial evidence for research collaboration positive links to scientific productivity, much less is known about such links with broadly defined academic networking, especially with regard to the dilemma about forms of academic networking that may help individual scholars in handling risks and dynamics inherent in academic connections. This study uses cross-disciplinary theoretical insights to conceptualize "dynamic academic networking" as a distinct collaboration-related phenomenon that is theoretically linked with research productivity on the one hand, and with English language skills on the other, especially in the context of non-Anglophone academic systems. The study combines survey-based data and Scopus-based data to test two main hypothesized connections while controlling for the potential effects of other factors, e.g. home faculty research connections and faculty-industry professional connections. The research results provide support for the structural model which is also interpreted in terms of dynamic networking being valid concept in relation to further development of SciTS.
OBJECTIVE: The need to align investments in health research and development (R&D) with public health needs is one of the most important public health challenges in Japan. We examined the alignment of disease-specific publicly competitive R&D funding to the disease burden in the country. METHODS: We analyzed publicly available data on competitive public funding for health in 2015 and 2016 and compared it to disability-adjusted life year (DALYs) in 2016, which were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study. Their alignment was assessed as a percentage distribution among 22 GBD disease groups. Funding was allocated to the 22 disease groups based on natural language processing, using textual information such as project title and abstract for each research project, while considering for the frequency of information. RESULTS: Total publicly competitive funding in health R&D in 2015 and 2016 reached 344.1 billion JPY (about 3.0 billion USD) for 32,204 awarded projects. About 49.5% of the funding was classifiable for disease-specific projects. Five GDB disease groups were significantly and relatively well-funded compared to their contributions to Japan's DALY, including neglected tropical diseases and malaria (funding vs DALY = 1.7% vs 0.0%, p<0.01) and neoplasms (28.5% vs 19.2%, p<0.001). In contrast, four GDB disease groups were significantly under-funded, including cardiovascular diseases (8.0% vs 14.8%, p<0.001) and musculoskeletal disorders (1.0% vs 11.9%, p<0.001). These percentages do not include unclassifiable funding. CONCLUSIONS: While caution is necessary as this study was not able to consider public in-house funding and the methodological uncertainties could not be ruled out, the analysis may provide a snapshot of the limited alignment between publicly competitive disease-specific funding and the disease burden in the country. The results call for greater management over the allocation of scarce resources on health R&D. DALYs will serve as a crucial, but not the only, consideration in aligning Japan's research priorities with the public health needs. In addition, the algorithms for natural language processing used in this study require continued efforts to improve accuracy.
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- biomedicínský výzkum ekonomika statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- ekonomické soutěžení * MeSH
- finanční podpora * MeSH
- financování vládou klasifikace organizace a řízení normy MeSH
- globální zátěž nemocemi * ekonomika organizace a řízení normy statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- investice ekonomika statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- kvalitativně upravené roky života MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mezinárodní klasifikace nemocí MeSH
- náklady na zdravotní péči statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- nemoc klasifikace ekonomika MeSH
- veřejné zdravotnictví ekonomika MeSH
- výzkum ekonomika statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Japonsko epidemiologie MeSH
Target 19, set by the Convention on Biological Diversity, seeks to improve the knowledge, science base, and technologies relating to biodiversity. We will fail to achieve this target unless prolific biases in the field of conservation science are addressed. We reveal that comparatively less research is undertaken in the world's most biodiverse countries, the science conducted in these countries is often not led by researchers based in-country, and these scientists are also underrepresented in important international fora. Mitigating these biases requires wide-ranging solutions: reforming open access publishing policies, enhancing science communication strategies, changing author attribution practices, improving representation in international processes, and strengthening infrastructure and human capacity for research in countries where it is most needed.
BACKGROUND: Public health research is concerned with population health, determinants of health, health systems research, health promotion, environmental health, health protection, disease prevention and research in other fields of public health. During the last decades, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are more often entering the field of public health research. This paper presents results of work within SPHERE (Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe), a European Commission funded study aimed to gather information and produce knowledge on the state of public health research in Europe. METHODS: A questionnaire survey was developed and conducted among NGOs enrolled in a database held by the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA). There were 80 replies, and the response rate for NGOs that were members of EPHA was 53%. RESULTS: There were no significant statistical differences in the responses when analysed for three European groups ['old' member states (EU 15), accession members states in 2004 (EU 10) and EU-associated countries]. The NGOs reported a relatively large international experience, expressed by participation in international public health research, and more often practice work. The main research priorities reported were general public health, environmental health, ADHD, obesity, nutrition, tobacco control. NGOs showed low correlation between their work field and their proposed public health research priorities. CONCLUSION: There are growing numbers of NGOs in Europe concerned with public health. This survey indicates their interest also in public health research priorities.
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- databáze faktografické MeSH
- duševní zdraví MeSH
- environmentální zdraví MeSH
- hyperkinetická porucha MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mezinárodní agentury organizace a řízení statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- obezita MeSH
- odhad potřeb klasifikace statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- organizace klasifikace statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- poruchy vyvolané užíváním tabáku MeSH
- postoj ke zdraví * MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
- veřejné mínění * MeSH
- veřejné zdravotnictví * MeSH
- výzkum klasifikace statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
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- finanční podpora výzkumu jako téma * MeSH
- vládní organizace * organizace a řízení MeSH
- výzkum statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
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- publikování statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- školy lékařské statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- výzkum statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- Publikační typ
- zprávy MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
Article deals with evaluation method of scientific works by means of Citation Indexes and Impact Factor which are produced by Institute for Scientific Information of Philadelphia. It criticizes criteria of the usage of Impact factor and way of research workers evaluation.
Article deals with evaluation method of scientific works by means of Citation Indexes and Impact Factor which are produced by Institute for Scientific Information of Philadelphia. It criticizes criteria of the usage of Impact factor and way of research workers evaluation.
Article deals with evaluation method of scientific works by means of Citation Indexes and Impact Factor which are produced by Institute for Scientific Information of Philadelphia. It criticize criteria of the usage of Impact factor and way of research workers evaluation.
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- finanční podpora výzkumu jako téma MeSH
- financování vládou MeSH
- výzkum * statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
