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dc.contributor.authorGinther, Donna K.
dc.contributor.authorBasner, Jodi
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Unni
dc.contributor.authorSchnell, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorKington, Raynard
dc.contributor.authorSchaffer, Walter T.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-20T18:12:42Z
dc.date.available2018-11-20T18:12:42Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-14
dc.identifier.citationCitation: Ginther DK, Basner J, Jensen U, Schnell J, Kington R, Schaffer WT (2018) Publications as predictors of racial and ethnic differences in NIH research awards. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0205929. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205929en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/27404
dc.description.abstractThis research expands efforts to understand differences in NIH funding associated with the self-identified race and ethnicity of applicants. We collected data from 2,397 NIH Biographical Sketches submitted between FY 2003 and 2006 as part of new NIH R01 Type 1 applications to obtain detailed information on the applicants’ training and scholarly activities, including publications. Using these data, we examined the association between an NIH R01 applicant’s race or ethnicity and the probability of receiving an R01 award. The applicant’s publication history as reported in the NIH biographical sketch and the associated bibliometrics narrowed the black/white funding gap for new and experienced investigators in explanatory models. We found that black applicants reported fewer papers on their Biosketches, had fewer citations, and those that were reported appeared in journals with lower impact factors. Incorporating these measures in our models explained a substantial portion of the black/white funding gap. Although these predictors influence the funding gap, they do not fully address race/ethnicity differences in receiving a priority score.en_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.rightsThis is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en_US
dc.titlePublications as predictors of racial and ethnic differences in NIH research awardsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
kusw.kuauthorGinther, Donna
kusw.kudepartmentEconomicsen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0205929en_US
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher versionen_US
kusw.oapolicyThis item meets KU Open Access policy criteria.en_US
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