Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, 70910-900 Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Cátedra Paschoal Senise, Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua da Reitoria, 374, 4º andar, Cidade Universitária, 05508-220 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
An Acad Bras Cienc. 2021 Sep 3;93(4):e29290261. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765202120200261. eCollection 2021.
Public universities, and science in general, in Brazil, are under attack from key persons of the government in interviews and articles published in non-scientific journals. Here we look at bibliography data from international science metric platforms (Scival® and Incites®) and official Brazilian agencies such as CAPES and CNPq to reach some conclusions based on scientific analysis. Brazilian Science has shown a steady improvement in quantity and quality over the last 20 years but has recently suffered (since 2015) under severe financial restrictions. An increase in international collaboration also increased citation impact, reaching almost five times the world average. While the medical and natural sciences show the highest impact and prominence, social sciences and the humanities also have spotlight areas with international excellence. Different research institutions and universities offer a variety of production profiles and impacts. This diagnosis shows the need for universities and research institutes in Brazil and funding agencies to undergo strategic planning for definition of mission/vision, goals to be reached, and areas for priority development. Continued support of public universities by the government is necessary for Brazilian autonomy in science and technology and its full integration in the world scientific community.
巴西的公立大学和整个科学界正受到政府要员在非科学期刊上发表的采访和文章的攻击。在这里，我们查看了来自国际科学计量平台（Scival®和 Incites®）和巴西官方机构（CAPES 和 CNPq）的文献数据，以便根据科学分析得出一些结论。在过去的 20 年里，巴西科学在数量和质量上都有了稳步的提高，但自 2015 年以来，它一直受到严重的财政限制。国际合作的增加也提高了引文的影响力，达到了世界平均水平的近五倍。虽然医学和自然科学显示出最高的影响力和突出性，但社会科学和人文学科也有具有国际卓越水平的重点领域。不同的研究机构和大学提供了各种不同的研究方向和影响力。这种诊断表明，巴西的大学和研究机构以及资助机构需要进行战略规划，以确定使命/愿景、要达到的目标以及优先发展领域。政府继续支持公立大学对于巴西的科技自主以及其在世界科学界的全面融入是必要的。
