Aim To analyze and measure the quantity and quality of papers published in the scope of the research projects funded by the Bial Foundation from 1994 until today. Method 1. Research projects’ productivity - measured by counting the number of full papers published from 1995 to 2015 (inclusive) and indexed in Scopus or Web of Science (WoS). 2. Publications’ quality - indirectly evaluated by the journal impact factor and by the quartile score (provided by the Journal Citation Reports), to mitigate differences between research fields. Selection of the best quartile score, when a journal was associated to more than one subject category and as result had different positions in the quartile ranking (Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4). 3. Publications’ impact in scientific community - assessed by the number of citations, retrieved from Web of Science™ Core Collection in March 2016. ries. BIAL FOUNDATION GRANTS IN NUMBERS: a Bibliometric Study Research projects developed in universities and research centers from 25 different countries ≤ 5 grants ≤ 6-25 grants > 100 grants 26 - 100 grants 537 funded projects 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Funded projects by grant edition Psychophysiology Parapsychology Both areas The Bial Foundation has funded 537 projects since 1994, in the areas of Psychophysiology (266 grants, 49.5%), Parapsychology (194 grants, 36.1%) and Both areas (77 grants, 14.4%), involving 1187 researchers from 25 countries. Bibliometric indicators Indexed publications by area Full paper Psychophysiology 452 Parapsychology 173 Both areas 71 Total 696 Indexed publications by year 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 47% 22% 16% 15% Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 % of publications by quartile score Number of publications by journal impact factor 307 96 43 93 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 <3 [3-4[ [4-5[ ≥5 Country # UK 159 Portugal 132 USA 92 Germany 30 Argentina 13 France 11 Italy 10 Sweden 10 Australia 10 The Netherlands 9 Spain 8 Russia 8 Canada 7 Brazil 6 Japan 5 Norway 4 Switzerland 4 Israel 4 Hungary 4 Croatia 3 Belgium 2 Austria 2 Taiwan 2 Cyprus 1 Iceland 1 696 indexed papers published, from 1995 to 2015. Excluding the projects of the last edition (2014/2015), which have recently started, the ratio of indexed publications by funded projects per area was on average: • 2 indexed papers per project in Psychophysiology; • 1 indexed paper per project in Parapsychology; • 1 indexed paper per project in Both areas. 539 papers were published in journals with impact factor ranging from 0.039 to 36.280 (M = 3.3, SD = 3.38). The majority of papers was published in top-ranked journals of quartile 1 (n = 259, 47%) and quartile 2 (n = 119, 22%). Overall increase of papers published in indexed journals from 1995 to 2015, with a peak in 2013 (n = 85). Conclusion The productivity, the quality and impact of the scientific publications are being systematically monitored supplying a basis for evaluating, orienting and stimulating current and future research projects funded by the Bial Foundation. Along the years, there has been a progressive increase of papers published in high impact journals and the Bial Foundation aims to reinforce this trend. 2007, 62(9), 1022-1029 10 most cited papers Number of citations Times cited 1−5 6−10 11−20 > 20 Total Number of publications 191 105 103 102 501 A total of 7883 citations were computed, with 501 papers being cited on average 16 times. 102 papers were cited more than 20 times. 1999, 46(11), 1536-1541 Marinho, S., Guedes, P. & Sousa, N.