Tracking papers published under a grant is common practice for those looking to be compliant under NIH Public Access Policy/internal organization policy, for tenure review and promotion purposes, or simply for the sake of transparency and reporting on the progress of a grant. Whatever the reason PubMed can help. The following example demonstrates how to find publications where MSK’s Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA008748) has been acknowledged. [Note: be sure to search the grant number with and without the space… it’s the best way to ensure a comprehensive list of pubs is retrieved].

1. Launch PubMed via the Library website
2. Click on Advanced below the main search box
3. Under the search builder, choose Grant Number from the drop-down list of options
4. Key in the grant number: P30 CA008748
5. Click Search and see your results!

Another way of viewing a list of grant-specific publications is by first finding an article where the grant number is displayed, such as PMID: 24761985 -> scrolling down to the Grant Support section of the record -> choosing the grant number you desire -> and clicking on the Search in PubMed action. This will display a list of publications associated with the grant number.