Scientometrics
Scientific communication
Clear, precise guidelines
FAPESP's open-access policy states that scientific articles must be freely available within 12 months of publication
Covid-19
In the spotlight
Brazil is one of the most referenced countries in publications about the disease
DATA
Specialization Index
Specialization Index of scientific publications in selected fields
By Redação
Scientometrics
Gears of knowledge
Report provides new data on the characteristics of Brazilian science
Covid-19
Less working remotely
Researchers are trying to estimate the impacts on employee communication and the dynamics of collaboration
By Redação
Open access
The Sci-Hub effect
Articles downloaded from piracy website Sci-Hub receive more citations, study suggests
Academic assessment
New quality metrics
Universities and funding agencies search for more comprehensive metrics to assess researchers
Gender
Articles by women receive fewer citations
Scientific papers published by women in prestigious medical journals tend to receive fewer citations than similar studies authored by men
By Redação
Academic mobility
A limited horizon
Study links low academic mobility to a less ambitious research agenda
Science communication
Broad and equitable research access
CAPES’s Portal de Periódicos has connected Brazilian researchers to state-of-the-art research in their fields, but is now faced with uncertainties
Data
Number of published scientific articles has grown significantly over the past three decades
Number of published scientific articles has grown significantly over the past three decades
By Redação
Data
Scientific papers published by each Brazilian state
In 2019, 64,368 scientific papers were published1 and indexed by the World of Science base with at least one author based in Brazil
By Redação
Scientific publications
The Plan S labyrinth
In effect since January 1, the open-access initiative reduces ambitions and faces uncertainty about its reach
Bibliometrics
Science with impact
The number of Brazilians among the most cited researchers increased in 2020
Gender
A field of hurdles
New study explores obstacles to patenting by women, and how to remove them
Bibliometrics
The fear of indifference
Studies investigate why some scientific papers are never cited
Bibliometrics
Wider reach
Report on scientific journal impact factors shows Brazilian periodicals are improving
Good practices
List of retractions grows
It has been 10 years since German anesthesiologist Joachim Boldt was involved in one of the largest scientific misconduct scandals in history. Even today, the scandal continues
By Redação
Scientometrics
Written by many hands
Study identifies a sharp rise in the number of articles signed by more than a thousand authors
Data
Scientific publications by country: number of authors and number of articles
The 2020 State of US Science and Engineering report, published by the National Science Foundation, shows the number of scientific articles per country from 2000 to 2018
By Redação
Good practices
Article retracted by Nobel Prize winner
Frances Arnold, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the evolution of enzymes, announced on Twitter that her group was retracting a scientific article published last year
By Redação
Scientific publications
Increasing research visibility
Universities are encouraging researchers to store copies of their articles in institutional repositories available to the public