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NIH ExPORTER Datahttp://ExPORTER.nih.gov

NIH OFFICE OF EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH

The Health DatapaloozaData LabJune 5, 2012

James Onken, Ph.D., MPHSpecial Assistant to the NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research

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ExPORTER is a database of research projects funded by NIH and several other agencies, along with the projects’ results (publications and patents citing federal project support)

Scope

In addition to NIH-funded research, RePORTER contains research funded by the:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

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Research Project Information• Project title and abstract• Principal investigator• Funded institution• Administrative information• Funding amounts• Research area and disease categorization (NIH only)

Publications• Paper title• Author(s) and affiliation• Bibliographic citation• PubMed and PubMed Central identifiers

Patents• Patent Title• USPTO patent number

ExPORTER Data Fields

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Downloadable files in XML and CSV formats at http://ExPORTER.nih.gov

• Project FilesAll project information except abstracts

• Project Abstract FilesWith project key to link to project files

• Patent FilesWith project key to link to project files

• Publication Files• Link tables

Contain project keys and PubMed IDs to create the many:many relationships between projects and publications

ExPORTER Files

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Text mining applications• Describe the types of science being supported,

including changes over time• Identify areas of unmet need• Identify researchers working in different areas

of science

Data systems that enable the combination of NIH research projects with other health-related and biomedical information

• Consumer health information• Bioinformatic applications and databases• Biomedical research resources• Industry data• Economic data

Potential Uses (Examples)

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See http://exporter.nih.gov/about.aspx

Contact James Onken, Ph.D., MPH301-496-1977onkenj@od.nih.gov

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