The medical science research and development supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation.
This study examined ways of promoting research in the medical sciences by evaluating trends in research funding, and the present status of research funding by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF). This study analyzed statistics from KOSEF from 1978 to 2003 to examine support for research. In medical science field, group-based programs receive more funding than do individual-based programs. The proportion of research funds allocated to the medical sciences has increased markedly each year. Researchers in the medical sciences have submitted more articles to Science Citation Index (SCI) journals than to non-SCI journals, relative to other fields. Researchers supported by the Mission-Oriented Basic Grants program have published the majority of these papers, followed by those supported by the Programs for Leading Scientists, Regional Scientists, Leading Women Scientists, Young Scientists, and Promising Women Scientists, in that order. Funding by KOSEF reflects many decades of government support for research and development, the development and maintenance of necessary infrastructure, and the education and training of medical scientists.
Min
Tae-Sun
TS
Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea.
Han
Jin
J
Kim
Seong-Yong
SY
Rhee
Byoung-Doo
BD
Kim
Myung-Suk
MS
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics*; D005582:Foundations / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D012586:Science