Using Research Funding Data to Support and Predict Publishing Activity

Dr. Tom LickissALPSP 2017

Research Inputs Vs. Research Outputs

Dimensions

• 3.6 million grants from hundreds of Funders, and growing constantly.• Over 1.1Trillion US Dollars in Funding• Supports searches by keyword, abstract, research category or user-

generated category.• Provides a look into the future of research, and new trends and

developments.

Dimensions

Dimensions for Publishers

Searchglobalresearchactivityandidentifythepeople,researchorganisationsandfunderswhoarethemainplayersinthisarea.

Whatarethenaturaltopicbranchesinthisareaofresearch?Isthereanareaofresearchwhichisnotcurrentlywellservedbyyourjournals?

Whatarethegrowingtrendsintheresearchfield?Andwhichareindecline?Whatdoesthismeanforyourjournalportfolio?

Find Referees Using Either Publications or Grants Information

Identify referees for new manuscripts, and filter by their location or recent activity, as well as identifying conflicts of interest.

The Dimensions Funding Analyzer

A customisable search interface allowing any visitors to your website to search funded research projects in an area of research related to your journal, which you define.

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