van der Velde Astrid, van Leeuwen Thed, van Welie Sylvia, Stam Hans, Klaassen André
Nederlandse Hartstichting, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2010;154:A803.
To assess the quality of scientific research funded by the Netherlands Heart Foundation (NHF), using bibliometrical analysis of published research results, in order to determine whether the resources of the NHF for research were being invested wisely.
Retrospective, descriptive.
The publication data concerning research projects supported by the NHF are digitally archived in a research information system. These data were used for a bibliometric analysis by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), using the international publication and citation database 'Web of Science', which contains around 10,000 internationally oriented periodicals. The analysis involved calculating various indicators, such as publication and citation figures, which were used to measure scientific output and impact.
1,353 scientific publications were produced from NHF-supported research that commenced in the period 1999-2007 (reference date 1 Jan 2008). In this period the NHF invested between 10 and 15 million Euros each year in scientific cardiovascular research. The quality of this research is reflected in the citation score of 1.65. This means that these publications were cited 65% more often than the global average. These publications also appeared in renowned periodicals, as is evident from the average journal citation score of 1.50. There were differences in the quality of NHF supported research at the individual universities, but all universities published NHF financed research results with a high impact within the field. The citation score achieved by the Radboud University Nijmegen was outstanding high.
The NHF has invested in high quality scientific research.
通过对已发表研究成果进行文献计量分析，评估荷兰心脏基金会（NHF）资助的科研质量，以确定NHF的研究资源是否得到明智投资。
回顾性、描述性研究。
NHF支持的研究项目的发表数据以数字形式存档于一个研究信息系统。荷兰科学技术研究中心（CWTS）利用国际出版物及引文数据库“科学网”对这些数据进行文献计量分析，该数据库包含约10,000种面向国际的期刊。分析涉及计算各种指标，如发表量和被引次数，用以衡量科研产出和影响力。
1999年至2007年期间（参考日期为2008年1月1日）由NHF资助的研究产生了1353篇科学出版物。在此期间，NHF每年投入1000万至1500万欧元用于心血管科学研究。这项研究的质量体现在被引分数为1.65。这意味着这些出版物的被引次数比全球平均水平高出65%。这些出版物也发表在著名期刊上，平均期刊被引分数为1.50就表明了这一点。各大学在NHF支持的研究质量上存在差异，但所有大学都发表了在该领域具有高影响力的由NHF资助的研究成果。内梅亨拉德堡大学取得的被引分数格外高。
NHF对高质量的科研进行了投资。
