National Scientific Funding for Interdisciplinary Research: A Comparison Study of Infectious Diseases in the US and EU

Yoseob Heo, Jongseok Kang and Keunhwan Kim
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Yoseob Heo: Department of Science and Technology Management and Policy, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST-Korea), 217, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea
Jongseok Kang: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Busan Branch, CSP 4F, 79, Centum jungang-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48058, Korea
Keunhwan Kim: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), Division of Data Analysis, 66, Hoegi-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02456, Korea

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 15, 1-25

Abstract: Infectious diseases have been continuously and increasingly threatening human health and welfare due to a variety of factors such as globalisation, environmental, demographic changes, and emerging pathogens. In order to establish an interdisciplinary approach for coordinating R&D via funding, it is imperative to discover research trends in the field. In this paper, we apply machine learning methodologies and network analyses to understand how the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) have invested their funding in infectious diseases research utilising an interdisciplinary approach. The purpose of this paper is to use public R&D project data as data and to grasp the research trends of epidemic diseases in the US and EU through scientometric analysis.

Keywords: infectious diseases; United States; European Union; interdisciplinary; funding data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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