  Purpose: Academic citation and social attention measure different dimensions
in the impact of research results. We quantify the contribution of funding to
both indicators considering the differences attributable to the research field
and access type. Design/methodology/approach: Citation and social attention
accumulated until the year 2021 of more than 367 thousand research articles
published in the year 2018, are studied. We consider funding acknowledgements
in the research articles. The data source is Dimensions and the units of study
are research articles in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Findings: Most
cited goals by researchers do not coincide with those that arouse greater
social attention. A small proportion of articles accumulates a large part of
the citations and most of the social attention. Both citation and social
attention grow with funding. Thus, funded research has a greater probability of
being cited in academic articles and mentioned in social media. Funded research
receives on average two to three times more citations and 2.5 to 4.5 times more
social attention than unfunded research. Moreover, the open access modalities
gold and hybrid have the greatest advantages in citation and social attention
due to funding. Originality: The joint evaluation of the effect of both funding
and open access on social attention. Research limitations: Specific topics were
studied in a specific period. Studying other topics and/or different time
periods might result in different findings. Practical implications: When
funding to publish in open or hybrid access journals is not available, it is
advisable to self-archiving the pre-print or post-print version in a freely
accessible repository. Social implications: Although cautiously, it is also
advisable to consider the social impact of the research to complement the
scientific impact in the evaluation of the research.
