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ArticleJAMA network open2022

Translatability Analysis of National Institutes of Health-Funded Biomedical Research That Applies Artificial Intelligence.

Feyisope R Eweje, Suzie Byun, Rajat Chandra, Fengling Hu, Ihab Kamel, Paul Zhang, Zhicheng Jiao, Harrison X Bai

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Article in JAMA network open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Feyisope R EwejeStudents, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Suzie ByunStudents, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Rajat ChandraStudents, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Fengling HuStudents, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Ihab KamelDepartment of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Paul ZhangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Zhicheng JiaoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Harrison X BaiDepartment of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Importance: Despite the rapid growth of interest and diversity in applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to biomedical research, there are limited objective ways to characterize the potential for use of AI in clinical practice. Objective: To examine what types of medical AI have the greatest estimated translational impact (ie, ability to lead to development that has measurable value for human health) potential. Design, Setting, and Participants: In this cohort study, research grants related to AI awarded between January 1, 1985, and December 31, 2020, were identified from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) award database. The text content for each award was entered into a Natural Language Processing (NLP) clustering algorithm. An NIH database was also used to extract citation data, including the number of citations and approximate potential to translate (APT) score for published articles associated with the granted awards to create proxies for translatability. Exposures: Unsupervised assignment of AI-related research awards to application topics using NLP. Main Outcomes and Measures: Annualized citations per $1 million funding (ACOF) and average APT score for award-associated articles, grouped by application topic. The APT score is a machine-learning based metric created by the NIH Office of Portfolio Analysis that quantifies the likelihood of future citation by a clinical article. Results: A total of 16 629 NIH awards related to AI were included in the analysis, and 75 applications of AI were identified. Total annual funding for AI grew from $17.4 million in 1985 to $1.43 billion in 2020. By average APT, interpersonal communication technologies (0.488; 95% CI, 0.472-0.504) and population genetics (0.463; 95% CI, 0.453-0.472) had the highest translatability; environmental health (ACOF, 1038) and applications focused on the electronic health record (ACOF, 489) also had high translatability. The category of applications related to biochemical analysis was found to have low translatability by both metrics (average APT, 0.393; 95% CI, 0.388-0.398; ACOF, 246). Conclusions and Relevance: Based on this study's findings, data on grants from the NIH can apparently be used to identify and characterize medical applications of AI to understand changes in academic productivity, funding support, and potential for translational impact. This method may be extended to characterize other research domains.

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Awards and PrizesArtificial IntelligenceBiomedical ResearchCohort StudiesFinancing, GovernmentFinancing, OrganizedHumansNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Research Support as TopicUnited States

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PMID35072720
PMCPMC8787619

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