Abstract
This article presents an analysis of Brazilian research on High Energy Physics (HEP) indexed by Web of Science (WoS) from 1983 to 2013. Scientometric indicators for output, collaboration and impact were used to characterize the field under study. The results show that the Brazilian articles account for 3% of total HEP research worldwide and that the sharp rise in the scientific activity between 2009 and 2013 may have resulted from the consolidation of graduate programs, the increase of the funding and of the international collaboration as well as the implementation of the Rede Nacional de Física de Altas Energias (RENAFAE) in 2008. Our results also indicate that the collaboration patterns in terms of the authors, the institutions and the countries confirm the presence of Brazil in multinational Big Science experiments, which may also explain the prevalence of foreign citing documents (all types), emphasizing the international prestige and visibility of the output of Brazilian scientists. We concluded that the scientometric indicators suggested scientific maturity in the Brazilian HEP community due to its long history of experimental research.
Highlights
High Energy Physics (HEP) is considered one of the most internationalized and collaborative scientific knowledge areas (Mele et al 2006)
The Brazilian HEP contribution to the global output indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) Web of Science Category (WC) (Advanced Search)
The Brazilian participation in HEP is more representative when compared to the participation of Brazil in the total production indexed in Science Citation Index (SCI) (1.72%)
Summary
High Energy Physics (HEP) is considered one of the most internationalized and collaborative scientific knowledge areas (Mele et al 2006). The small number of laboratories, operational costs of research and interdisciplinarity are factors that. This collective effort generates information on particle interaction and the formation of the universe, in addition to knowledge transferred to areas such as Medicine (the development of CT scans and radiation therapy for cancer diagnosis and treatment), Information & Communication Technology (creation of the World Wide Web), An Acad Bras Cienc (2017) 89 (3 Suppl.). In terms of number of researchers, students and engineers, Brazil has the second largest participation among non-member countries, second only to Canada. Brazilian researchers in the field participate in major international projects in partnership with National Laboratories such as the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in the United States, and Pierre Auger in Argentina (Coordernação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior/ CAPES 2013)
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