Determining effects of individual research grants on publication output and impact: The case of the Emmy Noether Programme (German Research Foundation)

摘要

Based on publication data (Web of Science, Thomson Reuters) of 280 applicants (medicine and biology, application years 2000-6) to the Emmy Noether Programme for young scientists provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG), this study investigates the relationship between publication performance in the periods preceding/subsequent to the funding decision and the funding decision itself. This is achieved by calculating a path model in which 'subsequent publication performance' serves as outcome variable, 'past performance' as an exogenous variable, and 'funding decision' as a mediator or treatment variable. The model is calculated for several bibliometric, productivity, and impact indicators.