Scientific production indicators and researchers training in the Brazilian Collective Health

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the scientific production, generation of patents and researchers training among Brazilian Collective Health professors who were awarded a Pq/CNPq productivity scholarship from 2000 to 2012 and to verify the existence of an association between these production modalities and the characteristics of the professors, such as gender, training and origin. Method: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out from 2000 to 2012, and the Prevalence Ratio was calculated using Poisson regression. For the statistical analyzes, the SPSS® program was used. Results: Of particular note are regional and institutional concentration, consistent scientific output, important researchers training, and a primordial but still timid generation of patents. We found an association between the "scientific production", "researchers training" outcomes, and the gender characteristics, such as the formation and origin of the Pq professor. Conclusion: These findings can guide the decision-making aimed at the deconcentration of scientific production and researchers training in the Brazilian Collective Health.

O campo científico da saúde coletiva

“…Nos últimos 25 anos, a produção científica no campo da saúde coletiva passou de incipiente e concentrada em apresentações em congressos para uma produção numericamente expressiva e qualitativamente consistente, refletindo a maturidade do campo como produtor de conhecimentos e formador de novos docentes, pesquisadores e profissionais de saúde. No entanto, essa escalada contínua no número de artigos, que acompanha o aumento do número de programas e de docentes e mostra um crescimento na produtividade, tem sido objeto de muita discussão 15, 46 .…”