Table 8 Top ten active funding agencies in publishing the health- and infection-related literature (1980–2019)
Health-related literature (N = 4247) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranka | Funding agency | Frequency | % | Country affiliation |
1st | National Natural Science Foundation of China | 62 | 1.5 | China |
2nd | National Institutes of Health | 58 | 1.4 | United States |
2nd | National Science Foundation | 58 | 1.4 | United States |
4th | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | 29 | 0.7 | United States |
5th | National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) | 27 | 0.6 | China |
6th | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 26 | 0.6 | United States |
6th | European Commission | 26 | 0.6 | Europe |
8th | Natural Environment Research Council | 23 | 0.5 | United States |
9th | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | 21 | 0.5 | United States |
9th | Wellcome Trust | 21 | 0.5 | UK |
Infection-related literature (N = 1207) | ||||
1st | National Institutes of Health | 43 | 3.6 | United States |
2nd | National Science Foundation | 29 | 2.4 | United States |
3rd | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | 15 | 1.2 | United States |
4th | Wellcome Trust | 12 | 1.0 | UK |
5th | National Natural Science Foundation of China | 11 | 0.9 | WHO |
6th | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 10 | 0.8 | Canada |
7th | National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) | 10 | 0.8 | China |
7th | International Development Research Centre | 9 | 0.7 | Canada |
9th | World Health Organization | 9 | 0.7 | USA |
9th | European Commission | 8 | 0.7 | USA |