Besides its relevance for polymaking, a major aim of PRIME indicators activities is to develop new knowledge on S&T indicators at the academic level; thus, a number of papers have been published until now, while a number of special issues of scientific journals have been published or are foressen.

Special issue of Science and Public Policy on public project funding

• Introduction (pdf)
• Lepori B., van den Besselaar P., Dinges M., van der Meulen B., Potì B., Reale E., Slipersaeter S., Theves J., (2007), Comparing the Evolution of National Research Policies: what Patterns of Change?, Science and Public Policy Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 372-388 (pdf).
• Slipersaeter S., Lepori B., Dinges M. (2007), The role of research councils. A comparison of the responses by research councils to science policy in three countries, Science and Public Policy 34 (6), 401-415 (pdf).
• Theves J., Lepori B., Larédo Ph. (2007), Changing patterns of public research funding in France, Science and Public Policy, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 389-399 (pdf).
• Potì B., Reale E. (2007), Changing Allocation Models for Public Research Funding: an Empirical Exploration based on Project Funding Data, Science and Public Policy, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 417-430 (pdf).
• Dinges M., Berger M., Freitsch R., Kaloudis A. (2007), Monitoring sector specialisation of public and private business research and development, Science and Public Policy, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 431-443 (pdf).