J Korean Med Sci.  2005 Jun;20(3):345-354. 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.3.345.

The Medical Science Research and Development Supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation

• Min TS
• Han J
• Kim SY
• Rhee BD
• Kim MS

• KMID: 1778488
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2005.20.3.345

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Research Support; Research; Biomedical Research; Research Activities; Korea

MeSH Terms

Biomedical Research/*economics
Foundations/*economics/statistics & numerical data
Humans
Korea
Research Support/*economics/trends
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Science

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Types of research programs supported by KOSEF, and the number of research projects in the medical sciences.

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  Fig. 2 Research expenditure per project in the medical sciences (*Grants amounts: Datus of Individual Grants Program and Group or Centers-supported Programme).

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  Fig. 3 Individual research grants per project in the medical sciences (Grants amounts: Datus of Individual Grants Program).

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