The DevPubMetric system captures information about the publications generated by a range of global development research programmes. The methodology is documented on this website.
Data are collected from the Scopus system on the first day of each month using a set of defined search protocols.
The protocol includes a step to identify all recent publications that make an acknowledgement to one of the global development research programmes monitored by the system.
There are currently six programmes monitored: These are:
| Programme | Country | Scopus Search Terms |
| Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA | United Kingdom | FUND-ALL(“ecosystem service” and “poverty”)and PUBYEAR AFT 2007 |
| Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) | United Kingdom | FUND-ALL(“global challenges research fund”) and PUBYEAR AFT 2014 |
| Newton Fund | United Kingdom | FUND-ALL(“Newton Fund”) and PUBYEAR AFT 2013 Repeated for all local variants of the programme name |
| FCDO (DFID) Research | United Kingdom | ( FUND-ALL ( “Foreign, commonwealth and development office” ) OR FUND-ALL ( “Foreign commonwealth and development office” ) OR FUND-ALL ( fcdo ) OR FUND-ALL ( dfid ) OR FUND-ALL ( “Department for International Development” ) ) AND PUBYEAR AFT 1996 ‘ |
| USAID | United States | FUND-ALL ( “United States Agency for International Development” ) OR FUND-ALL ( “USAID” ) |
| IDRC | Canada | FUND-ALL ( “IDRC” ) OR FUND-ALL ( “International Development Research Centre” ) OR FUND-ALL ( “CRDI” ) OR FUND-ALL ( “Centre de recherches pour le développement international” ) |