Impact
Toolbox
Here are some tools and resources to help you learn more—and tell others—about the impact of NIH research.
Online Tools
NIH’s Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) site offers information about NIH research activities. You can use this tool to search for NIH-funded projects in your area.
NIH Reports
NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®(PDF - 4.4MB)
NIH Research’s Impact on Health (PDF - 136KB)
NIH Research’s Impact on the Economy (PDF - 111KB)
NIH Research’s Impact on Scientific Knowledge (PDF - 206KB)
NIH Research’s Impact on U.S. Global Competitiveness (PDF - 598KB)
NIH Presentations
Celebration of Science: NIH Highlights
NIH’s Impact on U.S. Health and Economy Slide Set (PPT - 1.9MB)
Outside Reports
U.S. Economy
State-specific fact sheets on NIH funding , FASEB, 2012.
Not Coming to America: Why the U.S. is Falling Behind in the Global Race for Talent (PDF - 1.6MB), The Partnership for a New American Economy & The Partnership for New York City, 2012.
NIH’s
Role in Sustaining the US Economy
, United
for Medical Research, 2012.
An
Economic Engine , United for Medical Research, 2011.
Economic
Impact of the Human Genome Project
, Battelle
Technology Partnership Practice, 2011.
The
Economic Impact of Publicly Funded Research Conducted by AAMC-Member
Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals
, Tripp
Umbach for American Association of Medical Colleges, 2011.
In Your Own Backyard , Families USA, 2008.
U.S. Global Competitiveness
Leadership
in Decline: Assessing US International Competitiveness in Biomedical
Research , Information Technology & Innovation
Foundation and United for Medical Research, 2012.
Science and
Engineering Indicators 2012 , National Science Board.
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