Perfil da atividade de pesquisa publicada nos anais dos congressos brasileiros de pneumologia e tisiologia nos últimos vinte anos

Abstract

Public Brazilian institutions are the principal sources of pulmonology research in Brazil. Such research activity is concentrated in the southeastern part of the country. Case reports account for one-third of this activity. Although there was great variability in the subjects addressed, diseases that are highly prevalent in Brazil, such as tuberculosis and other infections diseases, were the most common topics.

Publicação de trabalhos científicos apresentados em Congresso de Trauma no Brasil

“…Through these scientific studies it is possible to promote the development and advancement of knowledge by proposing changes in approaches and interventions to victims of trauma. The importance of scientific research is a recognized fact and, especially in Brazil, its production has grown significantly in recent years, which is confirmed by the increasing number of articles by Brazilian authors published in journals qualified by indexation at the Institute for Science Information 1,2 .…”

Bibliometric study of articles published in a Brazilian journal of pediatric dentistry

“…[7][8][9][10] Since some studies suggest that dental publications present questionable results and evaluations, several bibliometric studies have been conducted to identify and quantify the available publications, as well as to assess the validity of the evidence based Dentistry considering type, quality and availability of these publications. 7,[10][11][12][13][14] Based on the considerations above, the present study evaluated all the articles published in the "Jornal Brasileiro de Odontopediatria e Odontologia do Bebê" (JBP), and assessed the study design used, the area of interest of the research and the Brazilian state where the research was conducted.…”

Produção científica da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia: 1979 a 2006

“…The number of publications per year (Figure 1) reveals an approximate 80fold increase in the number of publications from 1979 to 2005, compared with a two-fold increase in the number of abstracts published in the Annals of the Brazilian Pulmonology and Phthisiology conferences for the 1986 to 2004 period, as cited in the article by Yoo, Fabro and Queluz. (3) With respect to the most frequently used journals for these publications, one finds the JBP (formerly the Jornal de Pneumologia Brasileira, Journal of Brazilian Pulmonology) with the highest percentage of publications (23.2%), followed by percentages ranging from 3.3% to 1.2% for the other journals of the area ( Figure 2). The higher impact international journals, such as Chest, European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (AJRCCM) occupied the third, fourth and sixth places, respectively.…”

“…The number of conference presentations and publications has increased progressively, which is a topic dealt with in this volume of the Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (JBP, Brazilian Journal of Pulmonology) in the article entitled "Profile of research published in the annals of the Brazilian Pulmonology and Phthisiology conferences held over the last twenty years", by Fabro Queluz. (3) However, it is known that magazine and journal publications are currently the principal means of propagating, on a worldwide basis, awareness and recognition of a given science.…”