Profile of Public Health Researchers in the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

• Published in: Physis (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 761 - 755
• Main Authors: Santos, Suelleng Maria Cunha, Lima, Leonardo Santos, Martelli, Daniella Reis Barbosa, Martelli-Junior, Hercilio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Brazil; Public Health; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Technological Change
• ISSN: 0103-7331

Brazilian researchers have shown an increase in scientific production associated with the publication of studies in the literature. This study aimed to evaluate the profile of researchers with scientific productivity grants in the Public Health area at the National Council for Scientific & Technological Development. We analyzed the Lattes curricula of all researchers in the Public Health field in 2004-2006. The variables were: gender, grant category, affiliation, time of completion of the doctorate, national & international papers with their corresponding Qualis, publication of books & book chapters, guidelines for basic scientific research & master's & doctorate's, & journals used for publication. Among researchers, there was similarity of male & female (1,03:1), with most scholars in category 2 (48.39%), spread over 12 states of the federation, with a predominance of Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo. Of the total, 73.54% of the recipients are linked to universities & 66.45% of them had completed the doctorate 5 to 15 years before. In scientific literature, there is prevalence of international papers Qualis A & C, & national B. The publication of book chapters was 2.91 times that of books. As for orientation, there is prevalence in the training of masters, followed by doctors & scientific initiation. The journals that concentrated most of the publications were Cadernos de Saude Publica [Reports in Public Health] & Revista de Saude Publica [Public Health Journal], respectively. Studies in other areas with similar methodologies will enable better understanding of the national scientific production & definition of strategies of demand-induced research. Adapted from the source document.