A dimensão institucional das coautorias em artigos científicos: análise das publicações compartilhadas dos pesquisadores da UFAL

Abstract

Objective: the major objective was to quantify the scientific collaborations amongst researchers by mapping and analyzing co-authorships as to identify their partnerships’ geographical and institutional dimensions. The specific goals were: to collect articles published by researchers who were affiliated to the Federal University of Alagoas in 2019; select co-authored publications; classify the articles by their correspondent post-graduation courses according to their institutional bond as to measure the partnership amongst the detected researchers; sort the selected articles geographically and institutionally, nationally and internationally; specify the languages of co-authored scientific publications; and identify the academic authorships’ degree these articles correspond to. Methodology: case study methodology was used for the research, basic nature, also quantitative approach and descriptive goals were used. Dimensions bibliometrics data base was used as the methodological procedure. Results: some of the findings show that, on the one hand, Health, Physics and Chemistry, and Biotechnology post-graduation programs produced most of the scientific articles published in 2019. On the other hand, Anthropology, Law, Applied Economy, Geography, and Social Services showed the smallest number of publications. Conclusion: some of the findings show a great number of professors affiliated to more than one post-graduation program, which shows the exchange of ideas and greater scientific partnership, and that the greater exchange also represents an increase in university structure.