New publication in Research Policy about grants applications
© Michele Pezzoni, Fabiana Visentin & Charles Ayoubi, 2018 EPFL
Dr. Fabiana Visentin and PhD Student Charles Ayoubi have a new publication forthcoming in Research Policy on the benefits of applying for grants, co-authored with Michele Pezzoni.
Their results are providing an encouraging message to researchers spending their time in applying for grants. The fundraising activity is benefiting them regardless the result of a grant competition.
Abstract
“The important thing is not to win, it is to take part,” this famous saying by Pierre de Coubertin asserts that the value athletes draw from Olympic games lies in their participation in the event and not in the gold they collect during it. We find similar evidence for scientists involved in grant competitions. Relying on unique data from a Swiss funding program, we find that scientists taking part in a research grant competition boost their number of publications and average impact factor while extending their knowledge base and their collaboration network regardless of the result of the competition. Receiving the funds increases the probability of co-authoring with co-applicants but has no additional impact on the individual productivity.
Keywords
"The important thing is not to win, it is to take part: What if scientists benefit from participating in research grant competitions?" Ch. Ayoubi, M. Pezzoni & F. Visentin. Research Policy, 2018.