This study investigates the effect of competitive project funding on researchers' publication
outputs. Using detailed information on applicants at the Swiss National Science Foundation …

We investigate the relationships between the citation impacts of scientific papers and the
sources of funding that are acknowledged as having supported those publications. We …

Competitive grant schemes are set up with the intention of improving research performance.
It may, however, be difficult to find evidence of the intervention impact of research grants for …

The funding process is increasingly under scrutiny in order to ensure the effectiveness of
research investments. This paper contributes to improve our understanding of the effects of …

Although competitive funding of public research has been characterised as providing output
incentives that raise efficiency and productivity, we know very little about whether the quality …

Scientific grants are awarded almost exclusively on the basis of an independent peer review
of a proposal submitted by the principal investigator (PI). The writing and reviewing of these …

In most countries, basic research is supported by research councils that select, after peer
review, the individuals or teams that are to receive funding. Unfortunately, the number of …

This paper examines the role of grant size in research funding. There is an increasing focus
in a number of countries on larger grant forms, such as centers of excellence, and in some …

Based on a sample of research units in science and engineering at German universities, this
study reports survey evidence on the relationship between research grants and research …

Public funding agencies aim to fund novel breakthrough research to promote the radical
scientific discoveries of tomorrow. Identifying the profiles of scientists being financed to …