Project Application and Funding Status of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research （H31） Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China （2023）
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20240225
- VernacularTitle:2023年国家自然科学基金委中医学（H31）项目申请和资助情况分析
- Author:
Xing LIAO
1
;
Dongmei ZHANG
1
;
Yang WANG
1
;
Minggang BI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Health Sciences， National Natural Science Foundation of China， Beijing 100085， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China;
traditional Chinese medicine;
project funding;
project application;
scientific integrity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2024;30(20):177-185
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Basic research and interdisciplinary application of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） have been continuously extended and rapidly developed with the continuous funding and promotion of basic research on TCM supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC）， and the overall level of basic research on TCM has been significantly improved， which has made important contributions to the diagnosis and treatment mechanism of TCM by "clarifying， identifying， and interpreting"， providing benchmark guarantees for basic research and industry development of TCM. This article focused on the application and funded projects of NSFC in 2023 under the H31 application code of TCM. It analyzed the project types， branch codes， research question categories， supporting units and regions， research directions， and keywords and summarized the characteristics of the currently funded projects in H31. At the same time， it analyzed the relevant problems in the project application process and put forward several suggestions， so as to provide a reference for scholars in the field of TCM. In 2023， a total of 8 334 applications for three types of projects （general projects， projects for young scholars， and regional projects） under the H31 code have been received by NSFC， which is the highest number in the past five years. However， the proportion of funding is still on a downward trend， and there is fierce competition among applicants. Finally， 804 projects for the three categories under the H31 code have been funded. The total funding decreased in 2022， and the average funding amount of the general project and the regional project has dropped to the lowest in the past five years. It is found that the development of branch research and the research questions under the H31 code is unbalanced. Few projects have focused on the original theory of TCM. Some projects are detached from the characteristics and research laws of TCM. Most researchers lack innovative research ideas， and the applications they write are filled with routines and patterns. In addition， the issue of scientific integrity remains a primary principle for project applicants.
