Overview of the scientific production in the Pharmacy area in Brazil: profile and productivity of researchers granted with fellowships by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

Lucas Oliveira Rodrigues, Marcos Martins Gouvêa (), Flávia Ferreira Marques and Samanta Cardozo Mourão
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Lucas Oliveira Rodrigues: Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
Marcos Martins Gouvêa: Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
Flávia Ferreira Marques: Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
Samanta Cardozo Mourão: Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

Scientometrics, 2017, vol. 110, issue 3, No 4, 1157-1171

Abstract: Abstract In Brazil, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) distributes productivity fellowships in research (RS) as a recognition to individuals with outstanding productivity levels in their areas. The aim of this study is to evaluate the scientific production of the Brazilian Pharmacy area, one division of the Health Sciences Great Area of CNPq, considering the profile and productivity levels of RS fellows. The results showed that most of the 156 active RS fellows in 2015 were female, with doctorate completed in the Southeast region (mainly in University of São Paulo) and with research activities developed in the South and Southeast regions. Most of their work was published in journals classified as B1 and B2 Qualis in Pharmacy by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), with high prevalence of publications in local journals and/or specialized on medicinal plants. Besides, they featured much dependence on advising and productivity indexes related to the category and level of RS fellowship. The evolution of such data must be continually evaluated to determine the influence of CNPq productivity fellowships on performance and stratification of researchers in the Pharmacy area in Brazil.

Keywords: Pharmacy; Research fellowship; Professional profile; Productivity; Brazil; CNPq (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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