Research Mapping Exercise

updating the figures...

Message posted January 2010 We are currently undertaking a massive update of this exercise. The final version will be of greater scientific rigour, and will analyse up to 10 years worth of funding data (including virtually complete data from major funders, the Wellcome and the MRC, and data extracted from the National Research Register). The results of this will be published in peer-reviewed journals, and be made available here on the IDRN website. The full database will also be available here. We aim to complete this work by the summer of 2010.

 

In order to estimate the extent of infectious disease research in the UK an analysis of the National Research Register was undertaken.  The analysis has focussed on projects initiated in 2003 and the first 6 months of 2004.

If data from this 18 month period are representative then:-

• More than 500 infectious disease research projects are initiated each year
• Around 30% of these projects have no recorded funding source and in a further 20% the amount of funding is not stated. 
• Amongst funded projects the median direct funding is £16 504 and the mean was £103 179
• The annual spend on infectious disease related research is at least £35 million.
• The annual costs to the NHS (Service Support Costs) are at least £7 million

The breakdown of funding by region, funder and topic is shown in the images below.

<View a written breakdown of the research in each topic (in Microsoft Word format).>

 

 

 

 

Details of the projects identified by year initiated and topic area, and sub-categorised by region, can be downloaded below.

(If a project is focused on more than one area of research, e.g. tuberculosis and HIV, it will be included in all relevant categories.)

Click on the links below to open up a Microsoft Word document:

Antimicrobial Resistance (Jan 2003 - June 2004)     (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Cardiac & Stroke   (Jan 2003 - June 2004)     (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Chronic Respiratory Disease (Jan 2003 - June 2004)     (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Crohns/Inflammatory Bowel/Colitis (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Dental/Oral (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Elderly (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Eye Infections (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Fungal Infections (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Gastrointestinal Tract Infections (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Genetics (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Helicobacter pylori (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Hepatitis B (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Hepatitis C (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

HIV (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Hospital Infection (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

HPV (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Infections and Cancer (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Infections in General Practice (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Infections in renal patients (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Malaria (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Meningitis (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Miscellaneous (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Neonatal (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Obstetric/Pregnancy (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Prison Health/Homeless (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Probiotics (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Respiratory Tract Infections (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Sepsis (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Skin, Ulcers, Bone & Joint (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

STD (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Surgical Infections (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Tuberculosis (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Urinary Tract Infections (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)

Vaccines (Jan 2003 - June 2004)    (Jan 2001 - Dec 2002)