Perfil e produção científica dos pesquisadores do CNPq nas áreas de Nefrologia e Urologia

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed at evaluating the profile and scientific production of researchers in Nephrology and Urology, receiving grants in the area of Clinical Medicine from the Brazilian National Research Council. Methods: The standardized online curriculum vitae (Curriculum Lattes) of 39 researchers in Medicine receiving grants in the 2006-2008 triennium were included in the analysis. The variables analyzed were: gender, affiliation, time from completion of the PhD program, scientific production, and supervision of undergraduate students, and master's and PhD programs. Results: Males (74.4%) and category 2 grants (56.4%) predominated. The following three Brazilian states are responsible for 90% of the researchers: São Paulo (28; 71.8%); Rio Grande do Sul (4; 10.3%); and Minas Gerais (3; 7.7%). Four institutions are responsible for 70% of the researchers: UNIFESP (14; 36%); USP (8; 20.5%); UFMG (3, 7.7%); and UNICAMP (3; 7.7%). Considering the academic career, the assessed researchers published 3,195 articles in medical journals, with a median of 75 articles per researcher (QI = 52-100). The researchers received a total of 25,923 citations at the database Web of Science ® , with a median of 452 citations per researcher (QI = 161-927). The average number of citations per article was 13.8 citations (SD = 11.6). Conclusions: The Southeastern region of Brazil concentrates researchers in Nephrology and Urology. Our study has shown an increase in the scientific production of most researchers in the last five years. By knowing the profile of researchers in Nephrology and Urology, more effective strategies to encourage the scientific production and the demand for resources to finance research projects can be defined.

Profile and scientific production of the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) researchers in the field of Hematology/Oncology

“…This fact was also noted in other areas of Health Sciences, such as Dentistry, Public Health and Physiotherapy 8,9,11,12 as well as other fields of Clinical Medicine. 19,20 This increase relates to the current positive cycle of Brazilian scientific production and possibly reflects several factors, such as the increase in the federal budget for science and technology, and the various incentive mechanisms established by numerous development agencies in the country. 4,[21][22][23] For example, the federal budget for science and technology, although still relatively low when compared to developed countries, rose from 1.26 to 1.43% of the Brazilian gross domestic product in 2008.…”

“…6 The data related to researchers in the fields of Cardiology and Newborn's, for example, are also superior, with 55 and 58% of articles indexed by the WoS database, respectively. 19,20 This scenario certainly reflects a scientific production with international relevance, since the indexing of journals by these databases has been considered an important parameter for the quality of scientific production.…”

Avaliação da Produção Científica em Áreas da Medicina: um Estudo Comparativo

“…In the case of not having this information clearly specified, we analyzed the scientific production of the last five years, been allocated to a knowledge area with greater predominance in the published and/or advised topics [12][13][14][15][16] .…”

“…Starting from the five years of studies mentioned [12][13][14][15][16] , a data bank was built to enable the comparison between the medical fields, holding the following information: gender (male or female), grant category (2, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D), researchers' home institution (geopolitical region, federation unit and by academic institution), time of the doctors degree conclusion, institution of the doctors degree, human resources training and scientific production (scientific articles).…”

“…In Medicine, some studies evaluated the profile of the scientific production of researchers in this area 8,[12][13][14][15][16] . However, the data are still scarce and they need better understating.…”