Research consortium summary components
Indicator | Common characteristics (n=115) |
Primary funder | Government agency: 37% (n=43) |
National research council: 22% (n=25) | |
Self-funded: 14% (n=16) | |
Foundation: 10% (n=12) | |
Non-profit: 4% (n=5) | |
Unknown: 12% (n=14) | |
Year established | Between 2013 and 2018: 26% (n=30) |
Between 2008 and 2012: 29% (n=33) | |
Prior to 2008: 36% (n=41) | |
Unknown: 9% (n=10) | |
Number of participants | >25 members: 46% (n=53) |
10–25 members: 27% (n=31) | |
<10 members: 14% (n=16) | |
Unknown: 13% (n=15) | |
Type of participants | Institutions: 47% (n=54) |
Individuals: 29% (n=33) | |
Both: 20% (n=23) | |
Unknown: 4% (n=5) | |
Geography of members and/or research focus | High-income countries only: 54% (n=62) |
Low-income and middle-income countries: 44% (n=51) | |
Unknown: 2% (n=2) | |
Main topic | Health research: 17% (n=19) |
Primary healthcare: 14% (n=16) | |
Other/specific cause: 14% (n=16) | |
Healthcare, systems or policy: 12% (n=14) | |
Infectious diseases: 10% (n=11) | |
Population health: 10% (n=11) | |
Mental health: 9% (n=10) | |
Child health: 8% (n=9) | |
Non-communicable diseases: 4% (n=5) | |
Environment: 3% (n=4) |