Abstract
A recent published newspaper article commented on the (lack of) quality of Brazilian science and its (in) efficiency. The newspaper article was based on a special issue of Nature and on a new resource for scientometrics called Nature Index. I show here arguments and sources of bias that, under the light of the principle in dubio pro reo, it is questionable to dispute the quality and efficiency of the Brazilian science on these grounds, as it was commented on the referred article. A brief overview of Brazilian science is provided for readers to make their own judgment.
Highlights
A recent published newspaper article commented on the quality of Brazilian science and its efficiency
The newspaper article was based on a supplement of Nature [2014; 515 (7526): S49-S108; see http:// www.nature.com/nature/supplements/natureindex-2014-global/index.html] and on a new database for scientometrics called Nature Index (NI; Nature Index 2016), which encompass three metrics
The Nature Index (2016) encompass three metrics: 1) Article count (AC): A count of one is assigned to an institution or country if one or more authors of the research article are from that institution or country, regardless of how many co-authors there are from outside that institution or country; 2) Fractional count (FC): A fractional count that takes into account the percentage of authors from that institution and the number of affiliated institutions per article
Summary
A recent published newspaper article commented on the (lack of) quality of Brazilian science and its (in) efficiency. Paulo (Leite 2015) commented on the (lack of) quality of Brazilian science and its (in) efficiency. The newspaper article was based on a supplement of Nature [2014; 515 (7526): S49-S108; see http:// www.nature.com/nature/supplements/natureindex-2014-global/index.html] and on a new database for scientometrics called Nature Index (NI; Nature Index 2016), which encompass three metrics.
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