Pereira JCR "Revista de Saude Publica: forty years of Brazilian scientific production" REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA 40: 148-159 Sp. Iss. SI, AUG 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

JCR PEREIRA : -mail Addresses: juliocrp at usp.br 

Title: Revista de Saude Publica: forty years of Brazilian scientific 
production 

Author(s): Pereira JCR 

Source: REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA 40: 148-159 Sp. Iss. SI, AUG 2006 

Document Type: Article 
Language: Portuguese 

Cited References: 5      Times Cited: 0        

Abstract: 
OBJECTIVE: To recognize the characteristics and path taken by the through 
analysis of the scientific production it has published over the period from 
1967 to 2005. 

METHODS: Scientometric methods were used to analyze reference data on the 
articles published in the Revista, retrieved from the databases ISI/Thomson 
Scientific ( Web of Science), National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and 
Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO).

RESULTS: The Revista is the only Brazilian publication in the field of 
public health that is indexed by ISI/Thomson Scientific. It is prominent as 
a medium for publishing Brazilian scientific production in public health 
and is displaying a geometric increase in publication and citation, with 
annual rates of 4.4% and 12.7%, respectively. The mean number of authors 
per paper has risen from 2 to 3.5 over recent years. Although original 
research articles predominate, the numbers of reviews, multicenter studies, 
clinical trials and validation studies have been increasing. The number of 
articles published in foreign languages has also increased, accounting for 
13% of the total, and the leading countries originating these are the UK, 
USA, Argentina and Mexico. The number and diversity of journals citing the 
Journal has been increasing, many of which are non-Brazilian. Authorship 
per author shows good fit to Lotka's Law, but the parameters suggest 
greater concentration and less dispersion than would be expected. Among the 
fields of interest of published papers, the following topics account for 
more than 50% of the total volume: infectious-parasitic diseases and 
vectors; health promotion, policies and administration; and epidemiology, 
surveillance and disease control.

CONCLUSIONS: The Revista shows great dynamism, without signs of abating or 
reaching a plateau any time soon. There are signs of progressively 
increasing complexity in the studies published, and more multidisciplinary 
work. The Revista seems to be widening its outreach and recognition, while 
remaining faithful to the field of public health in Brazil.

Author Keywords: scientific publications; periodicals, history; 
periodicals, trends; public health 

Addresses: Pereira JCR (reprint author), Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, 
Dept Epidemiol, Av Dr Arnaldo,715, Sao Paulo, BR-01246904 Brazil
Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Epidemiol, Sao Paulo, BR-01246904 
Brazil 

E-mail Addresses: juliocrp at usp.br 

Publisher: REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA, FACULDADE SAUDE PUBL DA USP, AV DR 
ARNALDO 715, 01255 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL 
Subject Category: PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 
IDS Number: 074WO 

ISSN: 0034-8910 

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