Productivity profile of CNPq scholarship researchers in computer science from 2017 to 2021

TL;DR

This study analyzes the scientific productivity of 185 CNPq scholarship researchers in computer science from 2017 to 2021, focusing on publication quantity, quality, distribution, and collaboration networks.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive evaluation of research output and collaboration patterns among CNPq scholarship recipients in computer science over five years.

Findings

Researchers produced a significant number of publications.

Productivity varied across regions and institutions.

Co-authorship networks revealed collaboration patterns.

Abstract

Productivity in Research (PQ) is a scholarship granted by CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development). This scholarship aims to recognize a few selected faculty researchers for their scientific production, outstanding technology and innovation in their respective areas of knowledge. In the present study, we evaluated the scientific production of the 185 researchers in the Computer Science area granted with PQ scholarship in the last PQ selection notice. To evaluate the productivity of each professor, we considered papers published in scientific journals and conferences (complete works) in a five years period (from 2017 to 2021). We analyzed the productivity in terms of both quantity and quality. We also evaluated its distribution over the country, universities and research facilities, as well as, the co-authorship network produced.