%A He Xueyao, Ma Tingcan, Yue Mingliang, Ou Guiyan %T Analyzing Highly Cited Papers Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China %0 Journal Article %D 2021 %J Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery %R 10.11925/infotech.2096-3467.2020.0691 %P 61-69 %V 5 %N 2 %U {https://manu44.magtech.com.cn/Jwk_infotech_wk3/CN/abstract/article_4924.shtml} %8 2021-02-25 %X

[Objective] This study analyzes the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) of highly cited papers, aiming to assess scientific outcomes of research projects sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). [Methods] We compared the total number and citations of highly cited articles sponsored by NSFC, U.S. funding, other Chinese funding, or no funding. [Results] The number of highly cited papers sponsored by NSFC soared from 2009 to 2018, which was still less than those supported by the U.S. funding. More than 80% of Highly Cited Papers from China were funded by NSFC. [Limitations] We only studied highly cited papers in English. [Conclusions] NSFC plays significant role in promoting scientific publication and influence expansion.