Open AccessDiabetic nephropathy research in C hina: Data analysis and review from the N ational N atural S cience F oundation of C hina中国糖尿病肾病研究现状：对中国国家自然科学基金数据的回顾性分析
Author(s) -
Wan Qiang,
Xu Yanying,
Dong Erdan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.949
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1753-0407
pISSN - 1753-0393
DOI - 10.1111/1753-0407.12265
Subject(s) - china , funding agency , basic research , political science , diabetic nephropathy , science citation index , library science , medicine , citation , economic growth , diabetes mellitus , public relations , economics , computer science , law , endocrinology
As the largest funding agency of natural science of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( NSFC ) has made great efforts in promoting the development of diabetic nephropathy ( DN ) research in recent years. The aim of the current study is to summarize the diabetic nephropathy research in China by analyzing NSFC‐funded projects. Data on all projects in the DN field funded by NSFC from 1986 to 2013 were collected. The funding tendency, funding areas, and hotspots in the DN field, and major research institutions, were analyzed. As one output of this support, outstanding research groups in C hina, and their representative studies, are also highlighted. From 1986 to 2013, the NSFC has funded a total of 248 projects in the DN field, with a total funding amount of 91.5 million RMB ( US $14.9 million). A rapid increase could be seen in the past 5 years, with an average annual 30% increase in projects numbers and a 52% increase in funding amount. All fields in DN research have been covered by the NSFC , including etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Along with increased funding of the DN research, there has been a growth in the papers published in Science Citation Index journals by Chinese scholars.In the past decade, the funding scale and funding budget have increased dramatically. Benefiting from this, DN research in C hina has also made considerable progression.