Pereira Júlio Cesar Rodrigues
Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica. 2006 Aug;40 Spec no.:148-59. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102006000400020.
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.
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).
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.
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.
通过分析1967年至2005年期间发表的科研成果，认识其特点和发展路径。
采用科学计量学方法，分析从ISI/汤姆森科学公司（科学网）、美国国立医学图书馆（PubMed）和科学电子图书馆在线（SciELO）数据库检索到的该杂志发表文章的参考文献数据。
该杂志是巴西唯一一本被ISI/汤姆森科学公司收录的公共卫生领域刊物。它是发表巴西公共卫生科研成果的重要媒介，发表量和被引次数呈几何增长，年增长率分别为4.4%和12.7%。近年来每篇论文的平均作者人数从2人增至3.5人。虽然原创研究文章占主导，但综述、多中心研究、临床试验和验证研究的数量也在增加。外文发表文章数量也有所增加，占总数的13%，主要来源国为英国、美国、阿根廷和墨西哥。引用该杂志的期刊数量和多样性不断增加，其中许多是非巴西期刊。每位作者的著述情况很好地符合洛特卡定律，但参数表明集中度更高，离散度低于预期。在已发表论文的感兴趣领域中，以下主题占总量的50%以上：感染性寄生虫病和病媒；健康促进、政策与管理；以及流行病学、监测与疾病控制。
该杂志显示出巨大活力，短期内没有减弱或趋于平稳的迹象。已发表研究呈现出复杂性逐渐增加以及更多多学科合作的迹象。该杂志似乎在扩大其影响力和认可度，同时仍专注于巴西公共卫生领域。
