The dementia research landscape has shown clear evidence that the dementia research field has grown since 2008.
Inevitably there is a time lag between funding being assigned, research undertaken, discoveries made and associated scientific publications being published. Given the recent initiatives and developments within dementia research, we would anticipate the trajectory of progress to continue, and possibly proportionally increase further.
Page last reviewed: 19/06/2018
Source: Keeping pace: Progress in dementia research capacity (2017) Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Paper Evaluation
Source: Keeping pace: Progress in dementia research capacity (2017) Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Paper Evaluation
Source: Keeping pace: Progress in dementia research capacity (2017) Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Paper Evaluation
The graph below shows the change in the number of papers produced in the UK in different disease areas between 2008/09 and 2014/15.
The number of dementia papers published has increased notably but the increase is small compared to other disease areas.
Source: Keeping pace: Progress in dementia research capacity (2017) Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Paper Evaluation
International dementia research output
This graph shows the change in research output from 2008/09 to 2014/15 by nation.
Source: Keeping pace: Progress in dementia research capacity (2017) Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Paper Evaluation
This graph shows the percentage change in dementia research output of these nations.
Source: Keeping pace: Progress in dementia research capacity (2017) Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Paper Evaluation
Source: Marjanovic, S et al (2015) A Review of the Dementia Research Landscape and Workforce Capacity in the United Kingdom by RAND Europe funded by the Alzheimer’s Society
Source: Marjanovic, S. et al. (2015): A Review of the Dementia Research Landscape and Workforce Capacity in the United Kingdom
Source: Brains for Dementia Research