Profile and scientific production of Brazilian National Council of Technological and Scientific Development researchers in Pediatrics

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the profile and the scientific production of researchers in Pediatrics with scholarship from the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development. METHODS: The Lattes curricula of 34 researchers in Pediatrics with active scholarships, from 2006 to 2008 were included in the analysis. The variables of interest were: gender, affiliation, time since PHD, tutoring of undergraduate students, mentorship of masters and doctors, scientific production and the papers' impact. RESULTS: In a total of 411 researchers in Medicine, 34 (8%) belonged to Pediatrics. Males (77%) and scholars in the category 2 of productivity (62%) prevailed. Three states of Brazil were responsible for approximately 90% of the researchers: São Paulo (53%), Minas Gerais (21%), and Rio Grande do Sul (15%). During their academic career, the Pediatrics researchers have published 3,122 articles with a median of 89 articles per researcher (interquartile range - IQ=51-119). Of the total, 40 and 59% articles were indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases, respectively. The Pediatrics researchers have published papers in 599 journals with a median impact factor of 2.35 (IQ=1.37-3.73) for the 323 indexed journals. CONCLUSIONS: The Pediatrics researchers have a relevant scientific output from the quantity point of the view, but there is a need to improve quality.

Produção científica dos pesquisadores da área de pediatria no CNPq

“…No triênio analisado, foi encontrada uma patente produzida por um pesquisador da Pediatria. A principal explicação para este fato está associada à presença na Região Sudeste de tradicionais centros formadores que desenvolvem pesquisas voltadas para a saúde da criança e do adolescente e também à presença de instituições que historicamente apresentam alta produtividade nesta área [11][12][13][14][15] .…”

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.…”

Scientific Performance of Brazilian Researchers in Pharmacology with grants from CNPq: A comparative study within the Brazilian categories

“…Few studies have analyzed the profile and scientific output of Brazilian researchers receiving the CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) scientific productivity grants in different fields or subfields of knowledge (Santos et al 2010, Oliveira et al 2011, 2013, Leite et al 2012, Martelli-Junior et al 2010. Those cited studies were more descriptive in nature and, as role, the citation profile of the researchers has not been evaluated in deep.…”