Research budgeting and its impact on productivity of research activities and review of corrective strategies

In this research, using a survey, analytical and descriptive method, firstly, the budget status of the research institutes is examined based on the research programs of the years 2009-2014. Then, based on the available information and statistics, the goals and activities of the research deputy of ministry of science, research and technology, as well as legal documentation, efficiency and effectiveness, and finally the utilization of some research activities in terms of research budget have been analyzed.
Research findings show that research budget has been growing in recent years, but in some years, despite the growth in the same year, the annual growth rate is negative, indicating the disproportionate growth of research budgets in proportion to the growth of the overall budget. Out of the 22 research activities of deputy, despite the failure to achieve the goal of the fifth development plan “to achieve research share of GDP by 3%”, in 9 items had a mean growth consistent with the average growth of research funding and even more, and in 13 others, the average growth was lower than the average growth of research funding.