Rodrigues P S, Fonseca L, Chaimovich H
Academia Brasileira de Ciências, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Braz J Med Biol Res. 2000 Aug;33(8):853-67. doi: 10.1590/s0100-879x2000000800001.
This paper presents performance indicators for the Brazilian cancer, cardiovascular and malaria research areas from 1981 to 1995. The data show an increasing number of papers since 1981 and author numbers indicate a continuous growth of the scientific community and suggest an expected impact of scientific activity on biomedical education. The data also characterize cardiovascular research as a well-established area and cancer research as a faster growing consolidating field. The 1989-1994 share of Brazilian articles among world publications shows a growing trend for the cancer (1.61) and cardiovascular (1.59) areas, and a decrease for the malaria area (0. 89). The burden of the three diseases on society is contrasted by the small number of consolidated Brazilian research groups, and a questionable balance of thematic activity, especially with regard to malaria. Brazilian periodicals play an important role in increasing the international visibility of science produced in the country. Cancer and cardiovascular research is strongly concentrated in the Southeastern and in Southern regions of Brazil, especially in São Paulo (at least one address from São Paulo in 64.5% of the 962 cancer articles and in 66.9% of the 2250 cardiovascular articles, the second state being Rio de Janeiro with at least one address in 14.1 and 11% of those articles, respectively). Malaria research (468 articles) is more evenly distributed across the country, following the pattern of the endemic distribution of the disease. Surveying these national indicator trends can be useful to establish policies in the decision process about health sciences, medical education and public health.
本文展示了1981年至1995年巴西癌症、心血管疾病和疟疾研究领域的绩效指标。数据显示自1981年以来论文数量不断增加，作者数量表明科学界持续增长，并暗示了科学活动对生物医学教育的预期影响。数据还表明心血管研究是一个成熟的领域，癌症研究是一个快速发展的巩固领域。1989 - 1994年巴西文章在世界出版物中的占比显示，癌症（1.61）和心血管疾病（1.59）领域呈增长趋势，而疟疾领域呈下降趋势（0.89）。这三种疾病给社会带来的负担与巴西少数几个巩固的研究团队形成对比，而且主题活动的平衡也存在问题，尤其是在疟疾方面。巴西期刊在提高该国所产生科学成果的国际知名度方面发挥着重要作用。癌症和心血管疾病研究主要集中在巴西东南部和南部地区，特别是圣保罗（在962篇癌症文章中有64.5%至少有一个来自圣保罗的地址，在2250篇心血管疾病文章中有66.9%至少有一个来自圣保罗的地址，第二个主要地区是里约热内卢，在这些文章中分别有14.1%和11%至少有一个来自里约热内卢的地址）。疟疾研究（468篇文章）在全国分布更为均匀，遵循该疾病的地方病分布模式。审视这些国家指标趋势有助于在健康科学、医学教育和公共卫生的决策过程中制定政策。
