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Publications as predictors of racial and ethnic differences in NIH research awards.

ABSTRACT: This research expands efforts to understand differences in NIH funding associated with the self-identified race and ethnicity of applicants. We collected data from 2,397 NIH Biographical Sketches submitted between FY 2003 and 2006 as part of new NIH R01 Type 1 applications to obtain detailed information on the applicants' training and scholarly activities, including publications. Using these data, we examined the association between an NIH R01 applicant's race or ethnicity and the probability of receiving an R01 award. The applicant's publication history as reported in the NIH biographical sketch and the associated bibliometrics narrowed the black/white funding gap for new and experienced investigators in explanatory models. We found that black applicants reported fewer papers on their Biosketches, had fewer citations, and those that were reported appeared in journals with lower impact factors. Incorporating these measures in our models explained a substantial portion of the black/white funding gap. Although these predictors influence the funding gap, they do not fully address race/ethnicity differences in receiving a priority score.

SUBMITTER: Ginther DK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6235266 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Publications as predictors of racial and ethnic differences in NIH research awards.

Ginther Donna K DK Basner Jodi J Jensen Unni U Schnell Joshua J Kington Raynard R Schaffer Walter T WT

PloS one 20181114 11

This research expands efforts to understand differences in NIH funding associated with the self-identified race and ethnicity of applicants. We collected data from 2,397 NIH Biographical Sketches submitted between FY 2003 and 2006 as part of new NIH R01 Type 1 applications to obtain detailed information on the applicants' training and scholarly activities, including publications. Using these data, we examined the association between an NIH R01 applicant's race or ethnicity and the probability of ...[more]

PMID: 30427864

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Publications as predictors of racial and ethnic differences in NIH research awards.

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Publications as predictors of racial and ethnic differences in NIH research awards.

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