eprintid: 1471996 rev_number: 21 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/47/19/96 datestamp: 2015-11-25 16:23:23 lastmod: 2021-11-29 00:39:30 status_changed: 2015-11-25 16:23:23 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Minelli, C creators_name: Baio, G title: Value of Information: A Tool to Improve Research Prioritization and Reduce Waste. ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C06 divisions: F61 note: © 2015 Minelli, Baio. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. abstract: In a Guest Editorial, Cosetta Minelli and Gianluca Baio explain how VOI analysis can prioritize research projects by identifying uncertainty in existing knowledge and then estimating expected benefits from reducing that uncertainty. date: 2015-09 date_type: published official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001882 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Editorial verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1060569 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001882 pii: PMEDICINE-D-15-02497 language_elements: eng lyricists_name: Baio, Gianluca lyricists_id: GBAIO87 actors_name: Baio, Gianluca actors_id: GBAIO87 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: PLoS Medicine volume: 12 number: 9 article_number: e1001882 event_location: United States issn: 1549-1676 citation: Minelli, C; Baio, G; (2015) Value of Information: A Tool to Improve Research Prioritization and Reduce Waste. PLoS Medicine , 12 (9) , Article e1001882. 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001882 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001882>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1471996/1/journal.pmed.1001882.pdf