Researchers scientific production behavior in the Category Level III of the National Incentive Program for Researchers of Paraguay

Abstract

Introduction: The measurement and characterization of scientific production allows to scope the degree and direction of science advancement. Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the researchers scientific production behavior categorized in the Level III of the National Research Incentive Program of Paraguay in the period 2010-2020. Method: A quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional study was proposed. The scientific production data were taken from SCOPUS and SciELO. Results: It was evident that about 80% of the scientific production studied corresponded to SCOPUS. The largest production was presented in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The publications were mostly written in English and they were mainly scientific articles. The study revealed that publications made by male researchers corresponded to 75% concentrated within the age range of 55 to 59. Medical and Health Sciences was the most outstanding area of publications. Conclusion: Findings indicate that the researchers scientific production studied is channeled to attain themselves journals high-impact positions. They use English as the main language and the scientific article as the preferred medium for publication aiming towards an international visibility. However, there is a need to apply actions targeting equity for the participation of female researchers at the highest level of categorization and to increase the visibility of the least representative areas of science.