Study that mapped the 80 most productive research groups in the world includes five researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocroz)
More than a century after writing its name in the history of science with the discovery of Chagas disease, the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) continues to play an important role in studies on this problem. Article published in the July/August edition of the Journal of the Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, coordinated by researchers from Spain, Peru and South Korea, mapped the 80 most productive groups in Chagas diseases in the world. Of these, 46 are Brazilian, 11 from Fiocruz, and five belong to the IOC. The list mentions researchers Ana Maria Jansen (Trypanosomatid Biology Laboratory), José Rodrigues Coura (Parasitic Diseases Laboratory), Maria de Nazareth Meirelles (Cell Ultrastructure Laboratory), Solange Lisboa de Castro (Cell Biology Laboratory) and Tania Araújo-Jorge (Laboratory of Innovations in Therapies, Teaching and Bioproducts). To access the article, click here.
The objective of the study was to analyze the authorship of scientific articles on Chagas disease published in scientific journals indexed in the Medline database, between the years 1940 and 2009. From the evaluation of 13.989 works produced by 21.350 authors, it was found that 1.008 authors published more than nine works (4,7%), 6.623 published between two and nine works (31%) and 13.719 authors published only one work (64,3%).
Using bibliometric indicators, the number of published articles, number of authors and collaborations in articles and works were calculated. According to the study, the presence of 148 research groups made up of 1.750 authors was identified. The article also points out that collaboration between authors increased significantly during the study period.
The result of this study is very interesting. European researchers look into what has been produced in relation to a given topic, and discover that knowledge on Chagas disease not only records Brazil as the discoverer of the disease and a great formulator of control strategies, but also demonstrates the essential commitment of the entire scientific community in the country to the continued production of knowledge about the disease. And in this regard, it is very good that an external study confirms this strong presence of Fiocruz and do IOC in investigating the different aspects of a neglected disease, directly linked to conditions of poverty, commented Tania Araújo-Jorge, one of the researchers cited in the study and current director of the IOC. The growing collaboration between research groups, evidenced in the study, portrays a new phase of Brazilian science, of aggregation of efforts and creation of network dynamics, he added.
The article attributed the high number of Brazilian researchers among the 80 most productive professionals in the world on the subject to the development of the country's scientific system, which has become the main scientific reference in South America. The Brazilian Network for Care and Studies on Trypanosoma cruzi Coinfection /HIV and other conditions of immunopressure, created in 2006 to coordinate and organize the Brazilian health network and integrate international groups, was also cited as one of the highlights of Brazilian action.
Manuela Andrade
15/08/2012
Study that mapped the 80 most productive research groups in the world includes five researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocroz)
More than a century after writing its name in the history of science with the discovery of Chagas disease, the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC/Fiocruz) continues to play an important role in studies on this problem. Article published in the July/August edition of the Journal of the Institute of Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, coordinated by researchers from Spain, Peru and South Korea, mapped the 80 most productive groups in Chagas diseases in the world. Of these, 46 are Brazilian, 11 from Fiocruz, and five belong to the IOC. The list mentions researchers Ana Maria Jansen (Trypanosomatid Biology Laboratory), José Rodrigues Coura (Parasitic Diseases Laboratory), Maria de Nazareth Meirelles (Cell Ultrastructure Laboratory), Solange Lisboa de Castro (Cell Biology Laboratory) and Tania Araújo-Jorge (Laboratory of Innovations in Therapies, Teaching and Bioproducts). To access the article, click here.
The objective of the study was to analyze the authorship of scientific articles on Chagas disease published in scientific journals indexed in the Medline database, between the years 1940 and 2009. From the evaluation of 13.989 works produced by 21.350 authors, it was found that 1.008 authors published more than nine works (4,7%), 6.623 published between two and nine works (31%) and 13.719 authors published only one work (64,3%).
Using bibliometric indicators, the number of published articles, number of authors and collaborations in articles and works were calculated. According to the study, the presence of 148 research groups made up of 1.750 authors was identified. The article also points out that collaboration between authors increased significantly during the study period.
The result of this study is very interesting. European researchers look into what has been produced in relation to a given topic, and discover that knowledge on Chagas disease not only records Brazil as the discoverer of the disease and a great formulator of control strategies, but also demonstrates the essential commitment of the entire scientific community in the country to the continued production of knowledge about the disease. And in this regard, it is very good that an external study confirms this strong presence of Fiocruz and do IOC in investigating the different aspects of a neglected disease, directly linked to conditions of poverty, commented Tania Araújo-Jorge, one of the researchers cited in the study and current director of the IOC. The growing collaboration between research groups, evidenced in the study, portrays a new phase of Brazilian science, of aggregation of efforts and creation of network dynamics, he added.
The article attributed the high number of Brazilian researchers among the 80 most productive professionals in the world on the subject to the development of the country's scientific system, which has become the main scientific reference in South America. The Brazilian Network for Care and Studies on Trypanosoma cruzi Coinfection /HIV and other conditions of immunopressure, created in 2006 to coordinate and organize the Brazilian health network and integrate international groups, was also cited as one of the highlights of Brazilian action.
Manuela Andrade
15/08/2012
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