The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009 | Zendy

Joshua L. Rosenbloom | Zendy; Donna K. Ginther | Zendy; Ted Juhl | Zendy; Joseph A. Heppert | Zendy

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The Effects of Research & Development Funding on Scientific Productivity: Academic Chemistry, 1990-2009

Author(s) -

Joshua L. Rosenbloom,

Donna K. Ginther,

Ted Juhl,

Joseph A. Heppert

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

plos one

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99

H-Index - 332

ISSN - 1932-6203

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0138176

Subject(s) - productivity , knowledge production , production (economics) , quality (philosophy) , business , chemistry , economics , political science , computer science , economic growth , physics , knowledge management , microeconomics , quantum mechanics

This article examines the relationship between Research & Development (R&D) funding and the production of knowledge by academic chemists. Using articles published, either raw counts or adjusted for quality, we find a strong, positive causal effect of funding on knowledge production. This effect is similar across subsets of universities, suggesting a relatively efficient allocation of R&D funds. Finally, we document a rapid acceleration in the rate at which chemical knowledge was produced in the late 1990s and early 2000s relative to the financial and human resources devoted to its production.

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