• MAPPED
  • AUDITED
  • EXTRACTED
  • HUMAN

How to link NIH grants to publications with your AI

Connect your funding data to your research output. Your AI pulls grant details and finds the corresponding papers in PubMed.

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Short answer

How can I link NIH grants to publications using AI?

Your AI uses grant numbers to pull project data from NIH RePORTER and then finds matching papers in PubMed. You'll get a direct list of which grants funded which specific studies.

Research outcomes

Where your data lands

The AI organizes the connection between funding and results into these views.

MAPPED

Grant to paper links

The AI matches grant numbers to PubMed IDs. You get a clear list of which funding supported which papers.

AUDITED

Funding gap analysis

The AI compares active grants against published papers. It flags projects that haven't produced a paper yet.

EXTRACTED

Project metadata

The AI pulls investigator names and project titles from NIH records. This populates your research summaries.

HUMAN

Manual review needed

You'll need to check the links if a grant is cited in a paper using non-standard formatting.

The workflow

What your AI does when the grant number arrives.

The AI bridges the gap between funding databases and publication indexes.

  1. Fetch grant details

    The AI pulls project scope and investigator information from the NIH database using the grant number.

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  2. Find related papers

    The AI uses the grant identifiers to find matching entries in PubMed.

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  3. Cross-reference IDs

    The AI verifies the connection by matching project metadata with publication records.

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  4. Compile results

    The AI builds a structured list of grants and their resulting scientific papers.

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Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin your research mapping.

Starting points

Swap the bracketed text for your specific grant numbers or investigator names.

NIH RePORTER Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_f6J1qOexlNvaFGvWdWPyeqbN6cyCtZp8yhvum3N8/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — NIH RePORTER capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nih-reporter-research-funding-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_f6J1qOexlNvaFGvWdWPyeqbN6cyCtZp8yhvum3N8/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Find all publications linked to NIH grant [number].

  • List the papers in PubMed for investigator [name] funded by NIH.

  • Check if grant [number] has any resulting publications.

  • Summarize the research output for grant [number].

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Start here

Connect NIH RePORTER once, then ask.

You only need to connect once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and your AI can immediately start querying the NIH database.

Connect NIH RePORTER to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI edit grant details in NIH RePORTER?

    No. The AI can only read data from the NIH database.

  • 02

    Does the AI save these links to my local drive?

    No. The AI provides the data in your chat interface.

  • 03

    What if a grant number is slightly incorrect?

    The AI will report that it cannot find a matching project for that specific number.

  • 04

    Can I find papers by a specific researcher?

    Yes, you can ask the AI to search for papers by an investigator's name.

  • 05

    Will the AI find papers that don't cite the grant?

    No. The AI can only link papers that have the grant number indexed in their metadata.

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