Analysis of projects funded by NSFC and SCI paper publication in orthopedic research field from 2010 to 2016

Objective To analyze projects funded by NSFC and SCI paper publication in orthopedic research field (Code: H06) from 2010 to 2016, the current research status and development trend in this field were reviewed and discussed. Methods The data of the projects and funding subsidized by NSFC in orthopedic research field from 2010 to 2016 were collect-ed and analyzed; the papers published were collected by searching in the Web of Science core collection by"orthopedics" as key-word (article included, conference abstract and book chapters excluded; data collected by December 25, 2016) and compared for analyzing the global and China's SCI papers publication in orthopedic field and the role of NSFC in it. Results During the period of 2010 to 2016, 1603 projects were funded by NSFC in orthopedic field and the total subsidy fund reached ￥730 850 000 (direct funding reported in 2015 and 2016); 821 projects of General Program were funded and subsidy fund amount to ￥481 490 000; 567 projects of Young Scientists were funded ￥118 130 000; 130 projects of Fund for Less Developed Regions were funded ￥56 040 000; 12 projects of Key Program were funded ￥33 560 000; 3 projects of Distinguished Young Scholars were funded ￥7 500 000; 5 projects of Outstanding Young Scholars were funded and funding up to ￥5 900 000. In the past seven years, the volume of SCI papers published in the world exceed 1 million per year and the papers from the orthopedics field accounted for 0.7% to 0.8%, ranked 54. The number of SCI papers published by Chinese institutions in the field increased year by year and country ranking climbed to No. 3 in 2016 from No. 8 in 2010. Among these SCI papers from Chinese institutions, the number of the papers from NSFC grants also increased year by year, ranked Top One in Chinese founding agency for 7 consecutive years. Conclusion In recent years, with the increasing of NSFC budget, the orthopedic research has been developed rapidly, but it still needs to be further strengthened in the advanced talents and high-level research. Key words: Research support as topic; Orthopedics; Journal article