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Most scientists prefer small and mid-sized research grants

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  • Henrik Dimke

    (Young Academy of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
    University of Southern Denmark
    Odense University Hospital)

  • Maria Theresa Norn

    (The Think Tank DEA
    Aarhus University)

  • Peter Munk Christiansen

    (Aarhus University)

  • Jeppe Wohlert

    (The Think Tank DEA)

  • Nikolaj Thomas Zinner

    (Aarhus University
    Aarhus University)

Abstract

Scientists’ own perspectives on research funding are often missing. To address this, we surveyed Danish scientists about their ideal research grant. In contrast to a trend towards larger grants, most surveyed scientists prefer small or mid-sized grants to pursue their ideas and advance their scientific careers.

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  • Henrik Dimke & Maria Theresa Norn & Peter Munk Christiansen & Jeppe Wohlert & Nikolaj Thomas Zinner, 2019. "Most scientists prefer small and mid-sized research grants," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 3(8), pages 765-767, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nathum:v:3:y:2019:i:8:d:10.1038_s41562-019-0643-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0643-1
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    1. Osório, António (António Miguel) & Bornmann, Lutz, 2020. "On the disruptive power of small-teams research," Working Papers 2072/417677, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Economics.
    2. António Osório & Lutz Bornmann, 2021. "On the disruptive power of small-teams research," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(1), pages 117-133, January.
    3. Peixin Duan, 2022. "How large of a grant size is appropriate? Evidence from the National Natural Science Foundation of China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(2), pages 1-14, February.

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