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European diabetes research and its funding, 2002-2013
M Begum1, G Lewison1, S Sommariva2
1Department of Cancer Studies, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Summary
European diabetes research output declined from 44% to 36% of the global total between 2002-2013, despite a rising disease burden. Government funding dominated, but overall European research contribution decreased.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Public Health
- Health Policy
Background:
- The European diabetes burden, measured by disability-adjusted life years, increased by one-third from 2002 to 2012.
- Despite the rising disease burden, European diabetes research output decreased as a percentage of the global total.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the trends in diabetes research paper output from 31 European countries between 2002 and 2013.
- To identify the funding sources and sectors for European diabetes research publications.
Main Methods:
- A bibliometric analysis of diabetes research papers indexed in the Web of Science was conducted.
- Papers were filtered using journal and title keywords. Funding sources, sectors, and nationalities were coded for papers published between 2009 and 2013.
Main Results:
- Europe published 40,547 diabetes papers between 2002 and 2013.
- Government (30%), non-profit (18%), and industry (13%) were the primary funding sectors. Denmark, Sweden, and Finland led in research output relative to wealth.
- Estimated annual European research expenditure was approximately €986 million in 2013, with an average cost per paper of €260,000.
Conclusions:
- European diabetes research output decreased from 44% to 36% of the world's total during the study period.
- This decline necessitates a review within the framework of European non-communicable disease research policy.
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