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- Title
NHMRC grant applications: a comparison of "track record" scores allocated by grant assessors with bibliometric analysis of publications.
- Authors
Nicol, Marcus B; Henadeera, Kumara; Butler, Linda
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>To investigate the correlation between the publication "track record" score of applicants for National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grants and bibliometric measures of the same publication output; and to compare the publication outputs of recipients of NHMRC program grants with those of recipients under other NHMRC grant schemes.<bold>Design: </bold>For a 15% random sample of 2000 and 2001 project grant applications, applicants' publication track record scores (assigned by grant assessors) were compared with bibliometric data relating to publications issued in the previous 6 years. Bibliometric measures included total publications, total citations, and citations per publication. The program grants scheme underwent a major revision in 2001 to better support broadly based collaborative research programs. For all successful 2001 and 2002 program grant applications, a citation analysis was undertaken, and the results were compared with citation data on NHMRC grant recipients from other funding schemes.<bold>Main Outcome Measure: </bold>Correlation between publication track record scores and bibliometric indicators.<bold>Results: </bold>The correlation between mean project-grant track record scores and all bibliometric indicators was poor and below statistically significant levels. Recipients of program grants had a strong citation record compared with recipients under other NHMRC funding schemes.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The poor correlation between track record scores and bibliometric measures for project grant applications suggests that factors other than publication history may influence the assignment of track record scores.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; RESEARCH; MASS media; NONPROFIT organizations; BIBLIOMETRICS; RESEARCH methodology; EVALUATION research; MEDICAL cooperation; ECONOMICS; COMPARATIVE studies; STATISTICAL sampling; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2007, Vol 187, Issue 6, p348
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01279.x