Nursing informatics research: A bibliometric analysis of funding patterns

• Published in: Online journal of nursing informatics 2017-06, Vol.21 (2)
• Main Authors: Kokol, Peter, Vošner, Helena Blažun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Collaboration; Grants; Health informatics; Higher education; Information sources; Nursing education; Open access publishing; Research funding; Researchers; Scientometrics
• ISSN: 1089-9758; 1089-9758

Research funding can have enormous positive impact on nursing informatics research in general and on information and communication technology integration into nursing processes in particular. The objective of the study was to analyze the scope, volume and patterns of nursing informatics research funding. The corpus was harvested from the Web of Science Core Collection using the search string nursing informatic* in information source titles, abstracts and keywords. The corpus was analyzed using descriptive bibliometric and bibliometric mapping. In the study, 1017 information sources were retrieved, and among them 149 (14.7%) were funded. Funded information sources were published by authors affiliated to 40 countries and 284 institutions. Between 2008 and 2013, there was a strong rise in the number of funded information sources, with the number stabilizing after 2013. The most productive country, producing more than two thirds of funded information sources, is the United States of America. The most productive funding agency is the National Institutes of Health. Bibliometric mapping revealed four prolific funded topics; processes and models, web-based emergency care, informatics competency, and skills and interventions. Funded information sources are primarily published in journals contrary to non – funded information sources which are frequently published in conference proceedings. The funded information sources are significantly more cited and more frequently published under open access policy than non-funded sources.