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Multidimensional scaling and cohesive subgroup analysis revealed thematic differences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Funded papers do not always show higher academic influence than non-funded ones, but multifunded papers perform better than single-funded ones. Papers funded by international institutions and HKMT have a greater impact on the international academic community. Funded papers emphasize innovation and interdisciplinarity; non-funded papers focus more on classical theory application.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Research limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study used only the WoS Core Collection, potentially missing other funding sources.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings inform the refinement of funding policies and support strategies that encourage impactful and innovative research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study offers a multi-level empirical analysis of how funding shapes research influence and thematic trends.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2478\/jdis-2025-0040","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,22]],"date-time":"2025-08-22T10:43:32Z","timestamp":1755859412000},"page":"122-145","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["How research funding shapes academic outputs: Evidence from communication research paper characteristics and thematic trends in China"],"prefix":"10.2478","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2960-7637","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jean J.","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Journalism and Communication, Shandong University , Jinan , China"}]},{"given":"Shu","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Journalism and Communication, Shandong University , Jinan , China"}]},{"given":"Fred Y.","family":"Ye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"International Joint Informatics Laboratory, Nanjing University , Nanjing , China"},{"name":"National Experiment Base for Intelligent Evaluation and Governance, Fudan University , Shanghai , China"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026020518360290514_j_jdis-2025-0040_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Aagaard, K. 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