Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the scientific output and collaboration of Brazilian agricultural research in the Web of Science (WoS) during 2000-2011. A total of 45,163 documents were retrieved. Data analysis was conducted with the use of the softwares Bibexcel and Pajek. The results indicated that the number of Brazilian articles in the field of agricultural sciences indexed in WoS has increased by 344%; however, the main driver for this growth was the raise in the number of national journals indexed in the database. Although Brazilian articles have been found in 799 journals from 46 countries, 53.5% of the total production was published in national journals with low impact factor. The percentage of articles with multiple authors in the total volume of publications increased from 96.1% in 2000 to 98.4% in 2011. The proportion of articles in collaboration between institutions rose from 47.3%, in 2000, to 64.2%, in 2011. However, there was a decrease in publications with international collaboration from 21.7 % in 2000 to 15.4 % in 2011. The most important collaborative relationships were established with the U.S., France and Germany.
Highlights
Brazil is amongst the world's largest food producers, having its economy based on the agricultural sector
The data collected by the present study show that between 2000 and 2011 most of the Brazilian scientific output in the area of agricultural sciences was published in Brazilian journals
The limited number of publications produced through international collaboration can be pointed out as the weakness of Brazilian scientific output in the area of agricultural sciences indexed in Web of Science (WoS) between 2000 and 2011
Summary
Brazil is amongst the world's largest food producers, having its economy based on the agricultural sector. Agriculture, including the long agribusiness chain, accounts for about 30% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This performance is partly due to the agricultural research, which has gained impetus. Most of the agricultural research developed in Brazil is conducted at 42 local branches of Embrapa, 613 graduate courses and over 30 state research institutes (GEOCAPES, 2013; EMPRESA BRASILEIRA..., 2013). About 10% of the Brazilian government public expenditure on Research and Development (R&D) are oriented towards agriculture (MINISTÉRIO..., 2013). This is one of the activities that amass the largest volume of governmental resources aimed at research (CRUZ; CHAIMOVICH, 2010). The relevance of agricultural research lies in its both economic and social effects: it raises the productivity of agribusiness, promotes exports and creates jobs, contributing to the growth of the GDP and the rural development of the country
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