Leta J, Pereira JCR, Chaimovich H "The Life Sciences - the relative contribution of the Univ. of Sao Paulo to the highest impact factor journals and to those with the largest number of articles, 1980 to 1999" Scientometrics 63 (3): 599-616 June 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

Leta J, Pereira JCR, Chaimovich H  "The Life Sciences - the relative
contribution of the Univ. of Sao Paulo to the highest impact factor
journals and to those with the largest number of articles, 1980 to 1999"
Scientometrics 63 (3): 599-616 June 2005
E-mail Addresses: jleta at bioqmed.ufrj.br

Title: The Life Sciences - the relative contribution of the University of
Sao Paulo to the highest impact factor journals and to those with the
largest number of articles, 1980 to 1999

Author(s): Leta J, Pereira JCR, Chaimovich H

Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 63 (3): 599-616 JUN 2005

Document Type: Article     Language: English
Cited References: 13

Abstract:
The contribution of Brazil to the database of the Institute for Scientific
Information, ISI, has increased remarkably during the last years. Among the
Brazilian research institutions, the publications of the University of Sao
Paulo (USP) have been around 30% of the country's total publication within
the ISI database. A similar share was found for USP's publications
published in the 1980-1999 period and classified in the Life Sciences. This
was observed in publications from both the highest impact factor journals
and from those with the largest number of articles. We have found that the
present share of USP's publications in some of the fields of the Life
Sciences was much less than 30%, suggesting a gradual decentralization of
the scientific activity in Brazil. The data point out that this set of
USP's publications were concentrated in traditional and basic fields of
biological research, where the focus is mainly oriented by international
trends. The data suggest that USP's researchers have not been much devoted
to some of the fields where research is oriented toward national issues.

Addresses: Leta J (reprint author), Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Programa Educ
Gestao & Difusao Biociencias, Inst Bioquim Med, Bloco B,Sala 39,Predio
CCS,Cidade Univ, Rio De Janeiro, BR-21941590 Brazil
Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Programa Educ Gestao & Difusao Biociencias, Inst
Bioquim Med, Rio De Janeiro, BR-21941590 Brazil
Inst Dante Pazzanese Cardiol, Lab Epidemiol & Estat, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim, Dept Bioquim, Sao Paulo, BR-01498 Brazil

E-mail Addresses: jleta at bioqmed.ufrj.br

Publisher: SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS

IDS Number: 924UH

ISSN: 0138-9130

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