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Table 4 Top ten active funding institutions in publishing the zero hunger-related literature (2015–2019)

From: A bibliometric analysis of the scientific production related to “zero hunger” as a sustainable development goal: trends of the pacific alliance towards 2030

Rank

Funding institutions

Country

N

% (N = 1123)

TC

CPD

1

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)

Mexico

161

14.34

885

5.5

2

Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT)

Chile

66

5.88

626

9.48

3

Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT)

Chile

53

4.72

317

6.0

4

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

USA

40

3.56

528

13.2

5a

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

USA

36

3.21

586

16.3

5b

National Science Foundation (NSF)

USA

36

3.21

436

12.1

7a

Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación (COLCIENCIAS)

Colombia

30

2.67

140

4.7

7b

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Brazil

26

2.32

517

19.9

9

European Commission (EC)

UE member states

24

2.14

500

20.8

10

National Institutes of Health (NIHs)

USA

20

1.78

413

20.7

  1. In ranking, two equally active funding institutions were given similar ranks and one position in the rank was skipped. Funded total documents = 1123 (year: 2015–2019). Since January 1, 2020: the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID) is CONICYT's legal successor. COLCIENCIAS officially ceased to function on December 5, 2019, when the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MINCIENCIAS) was created
  2. TC total cites, CPD cites per document