Scientometrics

Covid-19

In the spotlight

Brazil is one of the most referenced countries in publications about the disease

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Gender

Women and their disciples

Study maps how Brazilian scientists contribute to the education of new researchers

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DATA

Specialization Index

Specialization Index of scientific publications in selected fields

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Scientometrics

Gears of knowledge

Report provides new data on the characteristics of Brazilian science

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Covid-19

Less working remotely

Researchers are trying to estimate the impacts on employee communication and the dynamics of collaboration

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Open access

The Sci-Hub effect

Articles downloaded from piracy website Sci-Hub receive more citations, study suggests

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Academic assessment

New quality metrics

Universities and funding agencies search for more comprehensive metrics to assess researchers

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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

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Academic mobility

A limited horizon

Study links low academic mobility to a less ambitious research agenda

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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

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INVESTMENT

Whence the money

A new study analyzes scientometric data to track the sources of funding for Brazilian research and assess the level of internationalization

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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

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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

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Scientometrics

In search of more refined metrics

New indicators seek to discover trends and establish more precise comparisons to evaluate quantitative data of scientific production

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Scientific publications

The Plan S labyrinth

In effect since January 1, the open-access initiative reduces ambitions and faces uncertainty about its reach

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Bibliometrics

Science with impact

The number of Brazilians among the most cited researchers increased in 2020

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Gender

A field of hurdles

New study explores obstacles to patenting by women, and how to remove them

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Bibliometrics

The fear of indifference

Studies investigate why some scientific papers are never cited

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Bibliometrics

Wider reach

Report on scientific journal impact factors shows Brazilian periodicals are improving

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Scientometrics

Trends in scientific collaboration

A recent study brings together indicators that enable a view of various profiles of research cooperation in 41 countries

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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

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Scientometrics

Written by many hands

Study identifies a sharp rise in the number of articles signed by more than a thousand authors

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Cover

The inequality behind the balance

While the number of women scientists has been rising in Brazil, many still face challenging roadblocks

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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

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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

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Scientific publications

Increasing research visibility

Universities are encouraging researchers to store copies of their articles in institutional repositories available to the public

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Good practices

Retraction overview

A researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at the University of Leiden, Netherlands, published a paper that gives a comprehensive overview of scientific articles retracted due to errors, bias, fraud, or plagiarism

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Good practices

Outsourced quality control

Research institutions in Europe avoid accusations of misconduct by hiring external companies and specialists to check their work

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Open access

Unearthing hidden treasure

A new platform allows users to search scholarly data from eight universities in São Paulo

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Indicators

Young and world class

Asian institutions stand out in ranking of universities younger than 50, which includes Brazil’s UNESP and UFABC

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