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Outputs, Outcomes and Impact of MRC Research 2014/15 Report Outputs, outcomes and impact of MRC research 2014/15 report 10000 60% 6,000 9000 3500 60% 4% 1% Post-doctoral researcher 50% 5% 8000 5,000 3000 7000 50% 40% 9% Other 4,000 6000 ds 2500 r a 40% Student 5000 30% w European Union 2000 agement activities 3,000 g 4000 (EU) 30% 3,146 4,756 Number of publications 20% 1500 Healthcare/medical staff Percentage of publications 13% 3000 2,000 3,200 Percentage 2,837 20% 55% 2,688 2000 1000 2,740 10% Number of a 2,376 Other research occupation 1,000 1,773 Therapeutic intervention - drug 1000 Number of en 500 10% 1,250 DiagnosticResearch Tool - Non-imaging fellow/proje ct leader 0 0% 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 0 13% 0% Support tool - for fundamental research Within 1 year Within 2 years Within 3 years Within 4 years After 5 years 1% 2006 or 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Scale:Citation 1 Collaboration in clinical guidelines 1% 1% ManagementFull time of diseases lecturer/teacher and conditions 1% 1% earlier 2% 0% 250 1% 0% 2,500 Number of Publications 2500 Cumulative number Cumulative percentage 45% 2% Year started 2,132 9% 11% Citation in clinical reviews 3% Diagnostic Tool - imaging Number in Europe PMC 2,000 1,919 1,756 Percentage of Publications in Europe PMC 2% 40%4% Therapeutic intervention - psychological/behavioural 29% 1,448 Citation2000 in other policy documents 200 1,500 4% 35% Therapeutic intervention - cellular and gene therapies 7% ds Citationr in systematic reviews 1,000 846 a 30% Support tool - for medical intervention Number of instances 496 w 448 1500 150 500 2% Gave evidence to a government review 5% 25% Preventative intervention - behavioural 171risk modification 12 18 73 28% 0 Influenced training of practitioners or researchers 20% Therapeutic intervention - vaccines 6% 6% y, OBE ward Medal t prize alr A 1000 100 y Degree v fellowship y position Other award Number of instances Research prize 15% Percentage Therapeutic intervention - medical devices Honorar Membership of a guideline committee y/advisor Poster/abstrac 6% Therapeutic intervention - surgery Number of a 10% Participation500 in an advisory committee 50 Therapeutic intervention - physical ted visiting staff or internships to lab restigious/honorar 5% Learned society membership/ P 16% National honour eg Order of Chi Participation in a national consultation NIHR Senior Investigator/ClinicalAttra Excellencec 6% Editorial board/advisor to journal / book series 21% 0 0% Preventative Intervention - nutrition and Implementation circular/rapid advice/ 0 6% chemoprevention 2006 or 2007 2008 2009 Unknown2010 2006 20112007 20082012 2009 20102013 2011 20142012 2013 2014 7% 12% letter to eg Ministry of Health Type of award or recognition earlier Health and social care services Not licensed Licensed by 2014 Commercial in confidence Other Number with at least one RTOM Number with no RTOM Percentage with at least one RTOM Therapeutic intervention - radiotherapy Preventative Intervention - physical/biological risk modification Products with applications outside of medicine Therapeutic intervention - complementary SECTION 3 Quantitative analysis SECTION 3.1: 3.1: SECTION 3.1 Publications Summary Publications » MRC researchers reported publications1 resulting, either wholly or in part, from MRC funding in 85 per cent of awards2. » There were 94,732 reports of publications, of which 63,294 are unique publications. Table 1 and figure 1 show the number of unique publications for each year since 2006. » The average number of publications per award reporting at least one publication was 19 (18.63). » More than a fifth of all awards (23 per cent) reported the generation of more than 16 publications. Table 1: Number of unique publications for each year since 2006 2006 or Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total earlier No. of 3,661 4,761 5,742 6,647 7,335 7,943 8,816 9,799 8,590 63,294 publications Figure 1: Number of unique publications for each year since 2006 12,000 Number of instances 10,000 9,799 8,816 8,590 7,943 8,000 7,335 6,647 6,000 5,742 4,761 4,000 3,661 Number of publications 2,000 0 2006 or 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 earlier Year of publication Outputs, outcomes and impact of MRC research: 2014/15 report 3 SECTION 3.1: 3.1: SECTION Publications by year » 89 per cent of awards starting in 2006 or earlier have yielded at least one publication. Publications take time to produce and recent awards will naturally be less likely to have resulted in a publication. However, two thirds (67 per cent) of awards starting in 2013 and more than one third (37 per cent) of awards starting in 2014 report the Publications production of at least one publication so far. Table 2 and figure 2 show the distribution of publications by award start year. » Recipients of 29 per cent of awards reported their first publication within one year of the award starting. This had increased to 90 per cent after five years. The time between the start of the award and report of first publication is shown in table 3 and figure 3. Table 2: Distribution of publications by award start year Number with Percentage with Number Number with Start year at least one at least one of awards no publications publication publication 2006 or earlier 2,059 1,835 224 89% 2007 484 443 41 92% 2008 586 541 45 92% 2009 572 528 44 92% 2010 477 437 40 92% 2011 418 375 43 90% 2012 517 418 99 81% 2013 657 439 218 67% 2014 195 73 122 37% TOTAL 5,965 5,089 876 85% Figure 2: Distribution of publications by award start year 2,500 100% 90% 2,000 80% 70% 1,500 60% 50% 1,000 40% Percentage Numbers of awards 30% 500 20% 10% 0 0% 2006 or 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 earlier Number with at least one publication Number with no publications Percentage with at least one publication 4 Outputs, outcomes and impact of MRC research: 2014/15 report SECTION 3.1: 3.1: SECTION Table 3: Time to report first publication by number of awards Number with at least Cumulative First publication Cumulative number one publication percentage Within 1 year 1,690 1,704 29% Within 2 years 1,316 3,086 52% Publications Within 3 years 830 4,008 67% Within 4 years 467 4,552 76% After 5 years 786 5,362 90% Figure 3: Time to report first publication by number of awards 6,000 100% 90% 5,000 80% ds r 70% a 4,000 w 60% 3,000 50% 40% Percentage Numbers of a 2,000 30% 20% 1,000 10% 0 0% Within 1 year Within 2 years Within 3 years Within 4 years After 5 years Cumulative number Cumulative percentage Publications by co-author Co-authorship of publications provides an insight into the patterns of research collaboration; it can indicate the variety and even duration of collaborations. Bibliographic information was purchased from Thomson Reuters on MRC research papers, including the names and addresses of all co-authors on a paper. The address data includes country information and this is used for basic geographic analysis. Outputs, outcomes and impact of MRC research: 2014/15 report 5 SECTION 3.1: 3.1: SECTION Open Access Figures 4-6 show the proportion of unique MRC publications produced each year that are currently available in Europe PMC (as at March 2016). The data is divided into intramural and extramural figures, as well as showing both combined. The proportion of papers reported via researchfish®, published in 2014, that are openly accessible in Europe PMC is Publications 42 per cent. This can be divided into intramural papers (45 per cent openly accessible in Europe PMC) and extramural papers (41 per cent openly accessible in Europe PMC). It should be noted that this will include publications that are not subject to the Open Access policy (for example, books). Due to time lags in publishing, ID assignment and Europe PMC processing, one would expect lower absolute numbers of publications and proportional compliance in the most recent year, and that these would increase with the next data gathering period. We will work with Europe PMC to obtain further information about whether these papers were openly accessible within six months of publication, and to filter our results with respect to publication types that have to comply with the open access policy. Figure 4: Europe PMC availability by publication year 10000 60% 9000 50% 8000 7000 40% 6000 5000 30% 4000 Number of publications 20% 3000 Percentage of publications 2000 10% 1000 0 0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Number of Publications Number in Europe PMC Percentage of Publications in Europe PMC 6 Outputs, outcomes and impact of MRC research: 2014/15 report SECTION 3.1: 3.1: SECTION Figure 5: Europe PMC availability of intramural papers by publication year 2500 70% 60% 2000 Publications 50% 1500 40% 30% 1000 Number of publications 20% Percentage of publications 500 10% 0 0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Number of Publications Number in Europe PMC Percentage of Publications in Europe PMC Figure 6: Europe PMC availability of extramural papers by publication year 8000 60% 7000 50% 6000 40% 5000 4000 30% 3000 Number of publications 20% Percentage of publications 2000 10% 1000 0 0% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Number of Publications Number in Europe PMC Percentage of Publications in Europe PMC Outputs, outcomes and impact of MRC research: 2014/15 report 7 SECTION 3.2: 3.2: SECTION 3.2: Collaborations Summary Collaborations » Recipients of 48 per cent (2,870) of awards reported that they had established a collaboration which they could evidence, for example with co-publications, co-funding or exchange of materials and expertise.
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