Research and Scholarship Metrics
Institutional scorecards are an important way to gauge progress toward goals and objectives. UAB began using scorecards in 2002 and the scorecards on this site correlate to UAB's institutional goals through 2015.See Research and Scholarship Definitions
| Code | Metric | 2010 Actual | 2011 Goal | 2011 Actual | 2012 Goal | 2013 Goal | 2014 Goal | 2015 Goal | |
 R-1 |
Exceptional Innovation Awardees | NA | * | 6 | * | * | * | * | |
| R-2 |
NIH Ranking | 21 | * | 21 | * | * | * | * | |
| R-3 |
NSF Federal Research Ranking | 31 | * | 31 | * | * | * | * | |
| R-4 |
Sponsored Research Expenditures (without ARRA) | $393,891,892 | $400,000,000 | $389,192,354 | $425,000,000 | $450,000,000 | $475,000,000 | $500,000,000 | |
| R-5 |
Federally Sponsored Research Expenditures (without ARRA) | $331,537,178 | $315,000,000 | $326,344,761 | $320,000,000 | $335,000,000 | $355,000,000 | $375,000,000 | |
| R-6 |
ARRA Research Expenditures | $1,423,254 | $36,000,000 | $29,899,796 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| R-7 |
Number of Funded Investigators | 898 | 900 | 871 | 920 | 945 | 970 | 1000 | |
| R-8 |
Number of Grant and Contract Applications | 4,188 | 4,200 | 3,581 | 4,300 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 4,600 | |
| R-9 |
Dollars Applied for in Grant and Contract Applications | $1.9 billion | $1.9 billion | $1,749,870,667 | $2.0 billion | $2.1 billion | $2.2 billion | $2.3 billion | |
| R-11 |
NIH Award Dollars (with Contracts; without ARRA) | $217,214,434 | $230,000,000 | $221,518,168 | $235,000,000 | $250,000,000 | $265,000,000 | $280,000,000 | |
| R-12 |
NIH Award Dollars (without Contracts/ARRA) | $197,012,834 | $203,000,000 | $201,252,101 | $210,000,000 | $220,000,000 | $230,000,000 | $245,000,000 | |
| R-13 |
Number of NIH-Funded Investigators | 400 | 410 | 389 | 420 | 435 | 445 | 460 | |
| R-14 |
Number of Technologies Licensed | 43 | 50 | 22 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 59 | |
| R-15 |
Number of Companies Formed | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| R-16 |
Research Foundation Revenues | $2,668,761 | $3,800,000 | $3,682,665 | $4,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,500,000 | |
| R-17 |
National Academy Members | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| * Actual values for the year will be reported. | |||||||||