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Summary of "Mapping UK Mental Health Research Funding and Its Contribution to Global Funding"

Core Content

This report provides a detailed analysis of mental health research funding in the UK and its global contributions between 2009 and 2014. It is conducted by the Policy Research in Science and Medicine (PRISM) unit, combining research expertise from RAND Europe and the Policy Institute at King's College London. The study uses bibliometric data from the Web of Science to map the research ecosystem, focusing on funding acknowledgements and the associated research topics.

Main Findings

• Total Papers: 9,910 papers were supported by UK funders.
• Government Funding: 63% of these papers received government funding, with the UK Department of Health (DH) being the largest contributor, supporting 3,314 papers.
• Research Councils: The UK Medical Research Council (MRC UK) supported 3,107 papers, the second-largest contributor.
• Charity and Non-Profit Funding: Charities, foundations, and non-profits supported 42% of the papers, with the Wellcome Trust being the most prominent.
• Industry and Academic Contributions: Industry funders such as GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca, as well as academic institutions like King's College London, also contributed significantly.
• Global Context: The UK Department of Health is the 8th most acknowledged funder of mental health research globally, with its funding appearing on 3% of all global mental health research papers with acknowledgements.
• Research Focus: DH-funded papers are more clinically-focused, particularly on schizophrenia, bipolar, and other psychotic disorders, compared to the global dataset, which includes more substance use and addictive disorder research.
• Journals: DH-funded research was most frequently published in journals specific to psychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience, such as Psychological Medicine and The British Journal of Psychiatry.
• Collaborations: The UK Department of Health frequently collaborates with other UK funders, including MRC UK and the Wellcome Trust, as well as EU institutions and US agencies like the NIH and NIA.

Key Methodological Points

• Data Source: The analysis is based on funding acknowledgements in journal papers, which allows for identifying funders even if they do not have an explicit mental health mission.
• Approach: A bottom-up method was used, starting from individual papers and using their acknowledgements to trace funding sources and research topics.
• Limitations: The approach relies on relatively new data and has evolving strengths and flaws. It is not a direct measure of financial transfers but reflects the visibility and collaboration patterns of funders.
• Data Aggregation: The report uses the administrative hierarchy of UK research organizations to aggregate funding data, which differs slightly from the global report due to additional data cleaning and local context.

Global Contributions

• Outgoing Funding: UK research gave 5,542 acknowledgements to non-UK funders, with the majority being from the US and EU.
• Incoming Funding: UK research funders received 5,023 acknowledgements from overseas researchers.
• Citation Impact: Papers with UK funding acknowledgements are, on average, more highly cited than the global average, indicating a higher scientific impact.

Conclusion

The report highlights the significant role of the UK Department of Health in mental health research, both domestically and globally. It underscores the importance of funding acknowledgements in understanding research collaboration and focus, and identifies the need for further refinement in data collection and analysis to better capture the full scope of mental health research funding.