TRENDS IN SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION BY PHYSICAL EDUCATION PHD STUDENT RESEARCHERS HOLDING PRODUCTIVITY GRANTS FROM BRAZIL’S NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT (CNPq)

Abstract:

This study analyzes the scientific production by Physical Education (PQ-EF) PhD student researchers holding productivity grants from Brazil’s National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), in order to understand their trajectory and look into publication trends and possible changes in their characteristics in 1991-2016. The curricula of the 91 PQ-EF researchers holding grants in 2017 were analyzed in terms of articles published in journals, number of co-authors, and authors’ positions in the articles, as well as how these factors relate according to productivity grant levels and time taken for completing their PhD studies. The results revealed a significant increase in per capita scientific production and also an increase in multi-author publications as well as the number of co-authors, suggesting publication strategies aimed at higher productivity.

Keywords:
Physical Education; Grants; Education graduate; Scientific production indicators