Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (5): 731-735.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2404

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Analysis of programs on tissue engineering funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China between 2013 and 2018

Yan Shu, Lu Yan, Ouyang Zhaolian   

  1. Institute of Medical Information & Library, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100020, China
  • Received:2019-07-06 Revised:2019-07-08 Accepted:2019-07-23 Online:2020-02-18 Published:2020-01-09
  • Contact: Ouyang Zhaolian, MD, Associate researcher, Institute of Medical Information & Library, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100020, China
  • About author:Yan Shu, Master, Assistant researcher, Institute of Medical Information & Library, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100020, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Key Research and Development Program of China, No. 2016YFC0104805

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Tissue engineering as an important branch of regenerative medicine has interdisciplinary characteristics and plays a role in repairing, maintaining or improving the function of damaged organs and tissues, which is highly valued in the biomedical field. The National Natural Science Foundation of China has supported basic research on tissue engineering for years, and the funded programs can reflect the discipline development to some extent.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the information of China tissue engineering funding programs and illustrate its development status and trend.

METHODS: Internet-Based Science Information System developed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China was used as a source to retrieve tissue engineering programs funded between 2013 and 2018. Excel and Bibexcel were used to analyze the project data including award year, program name, approval amount, funded organization, funding mechanism, and keywords.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: In the past 6 years, the basic research programs of tissue engineering funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China have reduced slightly. The funded programs are mainly from the Department of Life Sciences and the Department of Health Sciences, and the main funding mechanisms are general program and young scientist funds. Most of the organizations funded are universities or colleges, and some of them with strong research ability and wide research ranges can be funded for their programs involving various fields. Bone and cartilage, blood vessels and heart, oral, nerve and skin tissue engineering are the main sub-fields; vascularization, microenvironment, mesenchymal stem cells, hydrogels, three-dimensional printing, directed differentiation are the hot nesearch topics.

Key words: tissue engineering, National Natural Science Foundation of China, development trend, keywords analysis, hot topic, national science and technology input, trend analysis, scientometrics

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