
pmid: 19703386
Successful scientific practice encompasses broader and more varied modes of investigation than can be captured by focusing on hypothesis-driven research. We examine the emphases that major US and UK funding agencies place on particular modes of research practice and suggest that funding agency guidelines should be informed by a more dynamic and multidimensional account of scientific practice.
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Research, Research Support as Topic, Science, Guidelines as Topic
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Research, Research Support as Topic, Science, Guidelines as Topic
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| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
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