Jensen EA and Katz DS. Strategic priorities and challenges in research software funding: Results from an international survey [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]. F1000Research 2025, 13:1447
Research software is increasingly recognized as critical infrastructure in contemporary science. It spans a broad spectrum, including source code files, algorithms, scripts, computational workflows, and executables, all created for or during research. While research funders have developed programs, initiatives, and policies to bolster research software’s role, there has been no empirical study of how these funders prioritize support for research software. Understanding their priorities is essential to clarify where current support is concentrated and to identify strategic gaps.
