Analysis of brazilian scientific articles about nanotechnology and health

Authors

  • Maria Simone de Menezes Alencar Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Unirio), Programa de Pós Graduação em Biblioteconomia. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
  • Rosany Bochner Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnologia em Saúde (Icict).
  • Miriam Ferreira Freire Dias Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Unirio), Escola de Biblioteconomia. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
  • Adelaide Maria de Souza Antunes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Centro de Tecnologia, Escola de Química. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v11i1.1199

Keywords:

Keywords, nanotechnology, bibliometrics, scientometrics, health, Brazil.

Abstract

Since the early 2000s, Brazil has had public policies designed to incentive research in nanotechnology. This article presents a study designed to investigate Brazilian scientific literature about nanotechnology and health by means of the publication of scientific articles indexed in the Web of Science database from 1995 to 2014. Using bibliometric and scientometric analysis and a data mining software, VantagePoint, the historical evolution of research was identified, as well as the leading Brazilian institutions dedicating to studies such as, the international collaborations involving Brazilian researchers, and the research themes that have attracted their attention. The number of publications is growing more and more since the beginning of the 21th century and covering a diversification of research areas. The areas in which most research has been done recently are pharmacology & pharmacy, biochemistry, molecular biology, and surgery. The internationalization of this area of research is relatively low: just 30% of the articles by Brazilian authors were coauthored by researchers from other countries.

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Published

2017-04-03

How to Cite

Alencar, M. S. de M., Bochner, R., Dias, M. F. F., & Antunes, A. M. de S. (2017). Analysis of brazilian scientific articles about nanotechnology and health. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v11i1.1199

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017)

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Original articles

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