The evaluation of scientific productivity in Brazil: An assessment of the mental health field

Renata Gonçalves; Christian Kieling; Rodrigo Bressan; Jair Mari; Luis Rohde

doi:10.1007/s11192-008-2077-9

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 80: Issue 2

The evaluation of scientific productivity in Brazil: An assessment of the mental health field

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Renata Gonçalves

Renata Gonçalves Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Department of Psychiatry Rio Grande do Sul Brazil

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Christian Kieling

Christian Kieling Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Department of Psychiatry Rio Grande do Sul Brazil

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Rodrigo Bressan

Rodrigo Bressan Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo Department of Psychiatry Sao Paulo Brazil

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Jair Mari

Jair Mari Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo Department of Psychiatry Sao Paulo Brazil

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Luis Rohde

Luis Rohde

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Pages:: 529–537

Online Publication Date:: 21 Apr 2009

Publication Date:: 01 Aug 2009

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-008-2077-9

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Abstract

Brazilian scientific production has increased significantly over the last decade, and mental health has been a leading research field in the country, with a growing number of articles published in high quality international journals. This article analyses the scientific output of mental health research between 2004 and 2006 and estimates individual research performance based on four different strategies. A total of 106 mental health scientists were included in the analysis; together they published 1,209 articles indexed in Medline or ISI, with over 65% of the production in journals with impact factor ≥1. Median impact factor of publications was 2. Spearman correlation coefficient showed a large positive correlation between all four different measures used to estimate individual research output. Ten investigators were together responsible for almost 30% of the articles published in the period, whereas 65% of the sample contributed with less than 10 articles.

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