我国医学研究人员研究能力与基金申请中标率分析

Analysis of the research capabilities of medical researchers and the bid-winning rate of fund applications in China

目的 评价国家自然科学基金的申请质量 ,分析我国医学及其相关研究领域研究人员的研究能力 ,以对国家自然科学基金委员会系统规划医学领域研究经费提供科学依据。方法 以生命科学部 1984年至 2 0 0 1年申请项目同行评议的定量评议资料 ,分析项目申请书、获得资助的项目的得分以及项目中标率变化趋势。结果 我国医学及其相关研究领域项目申请书的数量和质量呈逐年上升趋势 ,但中标率却逐年下降。结论 国家自然科学基金委员会应加大在医学及其相关研究领域的资助力度与经费投入 ;对现有生命科学及其医学领域基金进行调整 ,以分流和减缓医学及其相关领域的申请压力。

ObjectiveTo assess the quality of applications for the state funds for natural sciences and the research capabilities of researchers in medicine and other relevant fields in China so as to provide the State Fund Committee for Natural Sciences with scientific basis for systematically planning research funds for the medical field and improving the system of supervising funds for life sciences. MethodsAnalysis was conducted on project applications that were submitted to the Life Sciences Department from 1984 through 2001 and underwent quantitative peer review to explore trends of changes in project applications, the scores and the rate of fund-winning projects. ResultsBoth the quantity and quality of project applications in medicine and other relevant fields showed the trend of going up year by year whereas the rate of fund-winning projects presented an opposite trend. ConclusionThe State Fund Committee for Natural Sciences ought to broaden the scope of subsidization for medicine and other relevant fields and readjust existing funds for life sciences so as to shunt and alleviate the application pressure in medicine and other relevant fields.