Regions

The US research-administration environment is the world's most heavily funded (~$700B total R&D, 2024) and the most procedurally complex — NIH, NSF, DOE, NASA, USDA, and dozens of other federal agencies plus the National Science and Technology Council's NSPM-33 Common Disclosure regime. CRediT adoption is widespread on the publication side; SciENcv-driven biosketches are mandatory federally.

8 major funders · 4 active mandates

The UK research-administration landscape is shaped by UKRI (umbrella for 7 research councils + Innovate UK + Research England), the Research Excellence Framework (REF), Plan S alignment, and pioneering responsible-assessment work — including the Resume for Research and Innovation (R4RI) narrative CV format made mandatory for UKRI fellowships from January 2024.

8 major funders · 4 active mandates

The EU research-administration landscape centres on Horizon Europe (€95.5B framework programme 2021-27), the European Research Council, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), and CoARA (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment). Plan S originated here. Strong FAIR-data + open-access mandates throughout.

8 major funders · 4 active mandates

Australia is the home of RAiD (Research Activity Identifier, ISO 23527:2022) and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) — one of the most influential national research-data infrastructure bodies globally. The Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) are the main funders. Strong commitment to FAIR + CARE + Indigenous data sovereignty.

5 major funders · 4 active mandates

Canada was the origin of CASRAI itself (Canadian Association of Standards in Research-Administration Information, founded 2006). The Tri-Agency (CIHR / NSERC / SSHRC) coordinates federal funding across health, natural sciences/engineering, and social sciences/humanities. Tri-Agency Open Access Policy (2015, updated 2022) and the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (2021) shape the landscape.

5 major funders · 4 active mandates

China is the world's largest producer of scientific publications (since 2017) and second-largest R&D spender (~$680B, 2023 estimate). The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are the main public funders. ORCID adoption has accelerated; CRediT awareness rising via internationalisation of Chinese journals.

4 major funders · 3 active mandates