Indicators for the evaluation of research productivity: the opinions of researchers competing for fellowships from CNPq in the area of Life Sciences

Authors

  • Alexandre Rodrigues de Oliveira Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq
  • Carlos Fernando de Mello Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Fisiologia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21713/2358-2332.2014.v11.500

Keywords:

Scientific Production. Assessment. Indicators.

Abstract

The assessment of the scientific output of a researcher is decisive for granting approval by funding agencies. The assessment process for obtaining research fellowships from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) was the object of this study, developed through a questionnaire in which the researchers could freely comment on the current evaluation scenario and suggest modifications. The results revealed that the researchers require the application of rigor, ethics and integrity in the evaluation of research projects and that the merit of the proposals be taken into account, avoiding the mere quantification of items of the Curriculum Lattes (CV Lattes). They also valued the consideration of new aspects of cooperative research, the nucleation of new groups and the social impact of research in terms of the generation of products and processes that can solve society’s problems or cause changes in concepts.

Author Biographies

Alexandre Rodrigues de Oliveira, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq

Bacharel e Licenciado em Ciências Biológicas e mestre em Educação pela Universidade de Brasília. Atualmente é analista em ciência e tecnologia na Coordenação do Programa de Pesquisa em Biociências (COBIO) do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq.

Carlos Fernando de Mello, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Fisiologia.

Graduado em Medicina, mestrado e doutorado em Ciências Biológicas (Bioquimica) pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e pós-doutorado em Neuroquimica pela University of Kentucky, EUA. Atualmente é professor associado IV do Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria e orientador dos PPGs: PPG Educação em Ciências: Química da Vida e Saúde (mestrado e doutorado) e PPG em Farmacologia da UFSM (mestrado e doutorado) do qual foi Coordenador desde março de 2011 e até abril de 2014. De 2007 a 2009 desempenhou a função de Coordenador de Pesquisa da Pró-Reitoria de Pós-graduação e Pesquisa da UFSM.

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Published

2014-12-09

How to Cite

OLIVEIRA, A. R. de; MELLO, C. F. de. Indicators for the evaluation of research productivity: the opinions of researchers competing for fellowships from CNPq in the area of Life Sciences. Brazilian Journal of Graduate Studies, Brasília, DF, v. 11, n. 25, 2014. DOI: 10.21713/2358-2332.2014.v11.500. Disponível em: https://rbpg.capes.gov.br/rbpg/article/view/500. Acesso em: 22 aug. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 25 (2014)

Section

Studies

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